Euro zone investor mood improves but upswing elusive -survey

Investor morale in the euro zone improved at the start of December for the third month in a row, although it remained uncertain whether this was the start of a long-term trend reversal, a survey showed on Monday. Sentix's index for the euro zone rose to -16.8 points from -18.6 in November, falling short of the -16.4 December reading forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts. Sentix Managing Director Manfred Huebner said Germany struggled to keep up with even these moderate improvements, with expectations in the euro zone's largest economy consistently low.