German investors see brighter outlook in April

FRANKFURT, Apr 16 (AFP): A closely-watched measure of investor confidence in Germany has clambered back into positive territory, data showed Tuesday, pointing to a brighter outlook ahead even as views of the present situation grew gloomier.

The ZEW institute's barometer added 6.7 points for a reading of 3.1 in April, it said after its regular monthly polling of around 200 financial players and analysts.

It was the first positive reading for the indicator in just over a year, a period in which threats to growth like Brexit, trade wars and weakness in emerging markets have plagued investors.