Asia firms' confidence hits near 2-year high on US, China pick-up
Thomson Reuters/Insead Asian Business Sentiment Index rebounds to 70 in Q1 2017 versus 63 in Q4 2016
Beijing
BUSINESS sentiment at Asia's top companies rose to its highest in almost two years in the first quarter of 2017, buoyed by positive economic signs from the United States and China that underpinned improved global demand, a Thomson Reuters/Insead survey showed.
The Thomson Reuters/Insead Asian Business Sentiment Index, representing the six-month outlook of 96 firms, rebounded to 70 for January-March from 63 three months prior. A reading over 50 indicates a positive view.
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