India, March 28 -- Eurozone economic confidence weakened unexpectedly in March to a three-month low reflecting lower confidence in services, retail trade and among consumers, survey data from the European Commission revealed Friday.
The economic sentiment index registered 95.2 in March, down from 96.3 in February. The score was forecast to rise to 97.0. Moreover, this was the lowest score since December.
At -10.6, the industrial confidence index rose to a six-month high from -11.0 in February. The expected reading was -10.5.
On the other hand, services confidence weakened notably in March. The corresponding index fell to 2.4 from 5.1 a month ago. The reading was forecast to climb to -10.5.
The consumer confidence index fell to -14.5 fro...