berlin jan 10 reuters  investor morale in the euro zone rose in january as economic momentum is not expected to slow down despite new virus variants and rising coronavirus infections a survey showed on monday sentixs index for the euro zone increased to 149 from 135 in the previous month analysts had on average expected the january reading to come in at 120 according to a reuters poll a current conditions index rose to 163 in january from 133 the first increase since september an expectations index fell slightly to 135 from 138 sentix managing director patrick hussy said expectations were stabilizing at around the previous months level due to the continued effects of supply bottlenecks and high inflation figures