State Street: Investor confidence rises 5 points in March

A global investor confidence index rose 5 points in March, posting a reading of 91.6, said State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corp. and the firm that maintains the index. The revised reading for February was 86.6. There was a lift in sentiment among North American investors --- the North American sub-index for March rose 8.7 points.