Business debt stress continued to worsen in the second quarter of 2017, an index showed on Wednesday. The Experian business debt index improved slightly but remained below the neutral zero level — rising to minus 0.22 from minus 0.32. The index is an indicator of the health of businesses based on their debt settlement. The zero line distinguishes between improving and deteriorating business debt-stress levels.

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