European investor sentiment slowly improving as euro uncertainty eases

European investor sentiment is slowly improving, according to the Sentix Research Institute based in Germany.

The index climbed for the fifth month in a row, jumping to -7 compared with -16.8 in December, the highest level it has reached since Jul 2011.

Economists had forecast a gain to minus 14.2, according to the median of 12 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey.