Euro zone investor morale rises sharply in February

BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - ⁠The Sentix ⁠index ‍measuring investor morale in the euro zone rose unexpectedly in ‍February, its third consecutive monthly gain and ​its highest level since July 2025, a survey ​showed on Monday.

The index rose to 4.2 points in February from -1.8 the month before, beating forecasts ​by analysts polled by Reuters for a reading of 0.0.

"The recession in the ​euro zone appears to have come to an end ‌and an upturn seems to have begun," said Sentix in a press ​release.

The survey of 1,091 ⁠investors taken from February 5-7 showed that both economic expectations and ‌current expectations rising.

Expectations rose to 15.8 from 10.0 in the previous month, while the ‌index measuring the current situation also grew to -6.8 from -13.0 ‌in January.

The German economy is also contributing to the encouraging development in the euro zone, with ‍the index reaching -6.9, its highest level since July 2025, from -16.4 ⁠the month prior.

"This could mean the end of the recessionary phase of the German economy," according to Sentix.

(Reporting by Maria Martinez, Editing by Friederike Heine)

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