Euro zone investor morale plunges on Iran war, Sentix survey shows

FRANKFURT, April 7 (Reuters) - The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone fell sharply in April, stung by higher energy prices and supply chain disruptions from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

* The index fell to -19.2 points from -3.1 the month before, the survey showed on Tuesday, worse than forecasts by analysts polled by Reuters for a reading of -9.0

* "Investors realise that recession is once again on the table," Sentix said

* Sentix likened the decline to that of a year earlier, when U.S. President Donald Trump began to increase tariffs

* "The attacks on energy infrastructure and disruptions to shipping in the Persian Gulf are weighing even more heavily on people's minds than they did four weeks ago," Sentix added

* The survey of 1,047 investors taken from April 2-4 also showed a decline in both economic expectations and the current situation

* Expectations fell to -15.5 points from 3.5 the previous month, while the index measuring the current situation fell to -22.8 from -9.5 in March

* The index for the German economy, Europe's largest, fell to -27.7 from -12.1 in March

* All four readings were the lowest values since April 2025 (Reporting by Tom Sims Editing by Ludwig Burger)