S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) jointly announced that the Eurozone's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the services sector in December last year was revised up to 51.6, returning to growth, which is higher than November's 49.5, while the market originally expected a confirmation of the preliminary value of 51.4.

In December last year, the Eurozone composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) was slightly revised up to 49.6, higher than November's 48.3, while the market originally expected a confirmation of the preliminary value of 49.5.