Highlights of the Reuters Tankan report:
- Manufacturers' business confidence improved in November to +6 (from October +4) for the first time since August
- Service-sector mood rose for a second month in November, to +27 (from October +24)
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Reuters Tankan indexes are calculated by subtracting the percentage of pessimistic respondents from optimistic ones. A positive reading means optimists outnumber pessimists.