Business confidence index in Germany unexpectedly rises

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Source: Bloomberg

Germany's business confidence surprisingly surged in December for the second consecutive month, indicating the country is coping well with Eurozone's debt crisis. Business climate index, estimated by Ifo institute advanced from 106.6 in previous month to 107.2 in December. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg predicted a decline to 106. Reading show German firms do not believe in worst crisis scenario, said Alexander Koch, UniCredit's economist in Munich.

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Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:41:47 GMT

Euro appreciates on German business confidence

17-nation currency recovered on Tuesday after European finance ministers agreed to provide extra funding worth $195 bn through IMF. Euro appreciation was also fuelled by unexpected rise in German business confidence. European common currency gained 0.3% against US dollar, reaching $1.3040. Currently EUR/USD is trading at $1.3079.

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:44:11 GMT

Europe stocks are mostly higher

Europe's stocks increased being supported by banks. The Stoxx Europe 600 index added 5% to 234.94 mainly due to higher banking shares with UniCredit SpA and BNP Paribas SA both gaining 3.6%. The France's CAC 40 index rose by 1% and German DAX 30 index increased by 0.7%. However, the drug shares suffered losses with AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline PLC edging down by 1% and

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