Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -15.5 in February

(Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 0.6 points in February from the January number, figures released on Wednesday showed.

The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer morale improved to -15.5 this month from -16.1 in January.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected a rise to -15.6.

In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment rose by 0.4 points to -15.8.

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(Reporting by Antonis Triantafyllou in Gdansk)