By Steve Goldstein
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Conference Board said consumer confidence in June rose to a more than five-year high. The index rose to 81.4 from 74.3 in May, marking the best level since January 2008. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a 74.0 reading. This was the first report since the Conference Board stopped giving the information to reporters on embargo, on fear that data could have leaked out to high-speed traders. The University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters consumer sentiment report does go out to high-speed traders early.
