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