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Business optimism for the ongoing April-June quarter has slumped to a record low level, reflecting the plunge in business sentiment owing to the heightened uncertainty around the impact of Covid-19, according to a report.
The Dun & Bradstreet Composite Business Optimism Index stood at 49.40 per cent for Q2 2020 (April-June), a record low and worse than during the 2009 financial crisis. The index registered a decrease of 37 per cent as compared to the year-ago period.
"The index has dropped 7 per cent more than it did during the 2009 financial crisis. The near halt in almost all non-essential
