India, April 24 -- Slovenia's economic sentiment turned more negative in April to the lowest level in over two-and-a-half years, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Friday.

The seasonally adjusted economic sentiment dropped to -5.3 in April from -2.5 in the previous month. Further, this was the lowest reading since August 2023, when it was -6.1.

Among components, the morale for the retail sector eased notably to 1.0 from 14.0. The index for the manufacturing sector worsened to a 10-month low of -9 from -8. Meanwhile, the construction confidence held steady at 6.0, and the morale for services improved to 14 from 13.

The survey also showed that the confidence among consumers remained more pessimistic i...