Investing.com - German business confidence deteriorated to the lowest level in more than a year in February, as concerns over the health of the global economy weighed, industry data showed on Tuesday.
In a report, the German research institute, Ifo said its Business Climate Index fell to a seasonally adjusted 105.7 this month from a reading of 107.3 in January, below forecasts for 106.7.
The Current Assessment Index increased to 112.9 in February from 112.5 a month earlier and beating expectations for 112.0.
The Business Expectations Index, which measures attitudes toward business prospects over the next six months, dipped to 98.8 this month from 102.3 in January, compared to estimates for a reading of 101.6.
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 1.1030 from around 1.1033 ahead of the release of the data, while EUR/GBP was at 0.7809 from 0.7811 earlier.
Meanwhile, European stock markets were broadly lower. Germany's DAX shed 0.65%, the EURO STOXX 50 declined 0.2%, France’s CAC 40 slumped 0.15%, while London’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.4%.