Bankitalia, the Eurocoin index positive after over 1 year. The euro-coin index measured by the Bank of Italy, which estimates the economic situation in the euro area, increased for the second consecutive month in March (to 0.15 from -0.31 in February) The growth of the indicator reflects "mainly the positive dynamics of share prices and the recovery of qualitative indicators on activity", the Bank said.

The monthly index estimates the underlying dynamics of the euroArea's GDP on the basis of historical macroeconomic data.