A survey showed that investor sentiment in the euro zone fell further in September, driven by another sharp drop in expectations, on concerns that new restrictions from COVID-19 may slow down. of corporate activities.

According to Arab Net, the Sentix index for the eurozone fell to 19.6 points from 22.2 points in August. This is the lowest reading since April, and falls short of Reuters' expectations for a reading of 19.7.

The expectations sub-index suffered its fourth consecutive decline and fell to its lowest level since May 2020. The status index remained unchanged.

Sentix's survey of 1,070 investors was conducted between September 2-4.