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    U.S. Dollar Index

    The U.S. Dollar Index is an overall measure of the value of the USD relative to a basket of foreign currencies.

    The code for the index is USDX or DXY.

     

    Latest US Dollar Index (USDX)

    106.14
    The U.S. Dollar Index at 106.1 is 2.8% above its 3-month average of 103.2, having traded in a relatively stable 7.0% range from 99.76 to 106.7
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    USD/X :
    90-DAYHIGH2d
    1-DAY-0.8%1d
     
     
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    U.S. Dollar Index - What is it?

    The U.S. Dollar Index is a measure of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of six foreign currencies. The Index goes up when the U.S. dollar is stronger compared to other currencies.

    For some relative context, the U.S. Dollar Index started in 1973 at the value of 100.000. It has since traded as high as 164.72 in February 1985, and as low as 70.69 in March 2008.

    Which currencies are in the U.S. Dollar Index ?

    The U.S. Dollar Index is a weighted geometric mean of the US dollar's value relative to following six currencies:

    • Euro (EUR), 57.6% weight
    • Japanese yen (JPY) 13.6% weight
    • Pound sterling (GBP), 11.9% weight
    • Canadian dollar (CAD), 9.1% weight
    • Swedish krona (SEK), 4.2% weight
    • Swiss franc (CHF) 3.6% weight

    The charts below show the 90-day charts of each of the six currencies that comprise the dollar index: USD-EUR, USD-JPY, USD-GBP etc.

    USD-EUR
    0.9452
    USD/EUR :
    3MHIGH2d
    1D-0.8%1d
    USD-JPY
    149.38
    USD/JPY :
    3MHIGH3d
    USD-GBP
    0.8199
    USD/GBP :
    3MHIGH2d
    1D-1.0%1d
    USD-CAD
    1.3591
    USD/CAD :
    2WHIGH1d
    USD-SEK
    10.92
    USD/SEK :
    2WLOW1d
    1W-2.2%1d
    USD-CHF
    0.9156
    USD/CHF :
    3MHIGH2d
    1D-0.9%1d

    Read our USD/EUR Forecasts for an analysis of forecasts from banks and FX experts as well as news and recent movements of USD in the currency markets.