Reflecting an uptick in consumer expectations, the Conference Board released a report on Tuesday unexpectedly showing a slight improvement in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of March.
The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index inched up to 104.2 in March from an upwardly revised 103.4 in February.
The modest increase surprised economists, who had expected the consumer confidence index to slip to 101.0 from the 102.9 originally reported for the previous month.
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