Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:06:14 GMT
Germany's ZEW sentiment rises
Germany's economic sentiment increased essentially more than expected this month, hitting the highest level over the last half a year. ZEW index added 32.2 points to minus 21.6 this month as compared to minus 53.8 in the preceding month, reported the ZEW Centre for Economic Research. Analysts projected the index to gain 4.6 points to minus 49.2 in January.