ITALY DATA: Feb SA consumer confidence rose to 94.2 from 91.8 in
Jan when it had posted a 16-year low. The improvement was the result of
better sentiment in the general economic climate and future outlook,
partly offest by consumers’ worsening sentiment in other components of
the index, including personal and current climate. –Consumers’
sentiment on the economic climate rose to 86.7 from 76.0; confidence in
the future outlook rose to 86.2 from 78.8; but sentiment on the current
climate dropped to 100.3 from 102.3, ISTAT said. –See headlines on main
wire.