Lloyds survey of 1,200 companies to gauge business sentiment

Companies became slightly more optimistic about the outlook, a rise from May

"While overall business confidence is still below the long-term average, it is encouraging to see a rise for the third time in four months since the low in February," Hann-Ju Ho, economist at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said.

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Lloyds survey conducted between June 3 and June 18.