Mumbai, Dec. 10 -- U.S. small businesses turned more confident than expected in November on stronger sales growth expectations, but the uncertainty continued to rise as firms delayed their investment plans, survey data from the National Federation of Independent Business showed on Tuesday.
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 points to 99.0 in November from 98.2 in October.
Among the main components of the headline index, six increased, three fell and one was stable. The NFIB said a 9-point increase to 15 percent in the share of firms expecting sales growth contributed most to the rise in the optimism measure.
Meanwhile, the Uncertainty Index rose three points to 91 in November, led by an increase in firms reporting uncertaint...