Investing.com - German business confidence in October improved to the highest level since April 2014, as uncertainty over Britain's vote to exit the European Union continued to abate, industry data showed on Tuesday.
In a report, the German research institute, Ifo said its Business Climate Index rose to a seasonally adjusted 110.5 this month from a reading of 109.5 in September, above forecasts for 109.5.
The Current Assessment Index increased to 115.0 in September from 114.7 a month earlier and beating expectations for 114.9.
The Business Expectations Index, which measures attitudes toward business prospects over the next six months, climbed to 106.1 this month from 104.5 in September, compared to estimates for a reading of 104.5.
The monthly index is based on a survey of around 7,000 German firms in the manufacturing, construction, wholesale and retail sectors.
EUR/USD was trading at 1.0880 from around 1.0875 ahead of the release of the data, while EUR/GBP was at 0.8895 from 0.8898 earlier.
Meanwhile, European stock markets were marginally higher. Germany's DAX rose 0.5%, the EURO STOXX 50 tacked on 0.3%, France’s CAC 40 advanced 0.35%, while London’s FTSE 100 inched up 0.5%.