Italian Business Confidence Up in October; Consumer Sentiment Down

07:27 AM EDT, 10/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Italy's business confidence index rose to 96.6 points in October from 95.9 points in September, according to data from statistics agency Istat published Thursday. For the manufacturing sector, the confidence index stood at 91.9 points, unchanged from the previous month. The consensus estimate was 92 points. Meanwhile, Italian consumer confidence was 90.3 points, against the prior 91.2 points and the expected 90.9 points.