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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)

    102.59
    The U.S. Dollar Index is at 90-day lows near 102.6, 2.4% below its 3-month average of 105.1, having traded in a quite stable 4.4% range from 102.6 to 107.1
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    90-DAY LOW
    1-DAY -0.8%
     
     
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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
    0.9087
    USD/EUR :
    3M LOW
    USD-JPY
    147.03
    USD/JPY :
    2M LOW
    4D -1.6%
    USD-GBP
    0.7865
    USD/GBP :
    2M LOW
    1D -0.8%
    USD-CAD
    1.3548
    USD/CAD :
    1M LOW
    USD-SEK
    10.30
    USD/SEK :
    3M LOW
    1D -1.1%
    USD-CHF
    0.8766
    USD/CHF :
    3M LOW

    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.