The eurozone economy ended the third quarter with a flourish as output growth accelerated to a fourmonth high in September, underpinned by the steepest gain in new work received for almost sixand-a-half years.

At 56.7 in September, up from 55.7 in August, the final IHS Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index matched the earlier flash estimate. The outlook also remained bright, with business optimism rising to a four-month high.