SHARES STRONGLY UP/DOWN this week 26/12/05 (Master RSI)
Master RSI - Wed, 28 Dec 05 :
U.S. consumer confidence at highest level since Katrina
WASHINGTON (AFX) -- U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in December to its
highest level since before Hurricane Katrina, the Conference Board said
Wednesday. The consumer confidence index improved to 103.6 in December from a
revised 98.3 in November. It was close to the 103.1 expected by economists. The
present situation index jumped to 121.5 from 113.2, the biggest monthly gain in
a year. The expectations index rose to 91.6 from 88.4 in November. The number of
consumers saying the economy is "bad" plunged by more than 3 percentage points,
while the number who said jobs
