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Likelihood of euro zone breakup at nine-month low in August - Germany's Sentix

A rainbow is seen behind European flags during a euro zone EU leaders emergency summit on the situation in Greece at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

BERLIN (Reuters) - Investor expectations of a euro zone breakup dropped to their lowest level in nine months in August as fears about a Greek exit from the bloc faded thanks to an agreement on a third bailout, Germany's Sentix research group said on Tuesday. The likelihood of the euro zone breaking up fell to 17.2 percent in August from 26.5 percent in July, according to a survey of 981 individual and institutional investors conducted between August 27 and 29. (Reporting by Michelle Martin; Editing by Michael Nienaber)