Strength outside the financial services industry helps bolster the Conference Board measure.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A broad measure of the economy's health rose unexpectedly in September after declining for two consecutive months, the Conference Board announced Monday.

The New York-based business research group said its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.3% in September. Economists were expecting the index to have declined 0.1%, according to a survey conducted by Briefing.com.
In August, the index fell a revised 0.9% after a 0.7% decline in July.

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