A key gauge on the future direction of the U.S. economy rose 0.9 percent last month and the two previous months were revised upward, a private research group said on Thursday.
The Conference Board said its index of leading indicators rose to 137.7 in June. It revised May’s index upward to an unchanged reading from a previously reported 0.5 percent decline and nudged up May’s index to a 0.2 percent increase from an unchanged reading.
