By William L. Watts
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- The European Commission on Thursday said its euro-zone economic sentiment indicator fell to 86.1 in August from 87.9 in July, reflecting an across the board decline in its sector indexes. Economists had forecast a fall to 87.6. The commission said its consumer-confidence gauge dropped to minus 24.6 from minus 21.5 in July. The industry confidence gauge fell to minus 15.3 from minus 15.1 in July, while the services gauge declined to minus 10.8 from minus 8.5. The retail-trade indicator fell to minus 17.3 from minus 15.0, while the August construction index dropped to minus 33.1 from minus 28.5 in July.
