The US Dollar Index edged up slightly on the 17th. The index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, closed at 100.765 in the New York forex market, just above the previous trading day's 100.763. By the close, 1 euro exchanged for $1.1436, lower than the previous day's $1.1438; 1 pound exchanged for $1.3454, lower than the previous day's $1.3470. 1 dollar exchanged for 162.45 Japanese yen, higher than the previous day's 162.39 yen; 1 dollar exchanged for 0.8075 Swiss francs, lo

The US Dollar Index edged up slightly on the 17th. The index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, closed at 100.765 in the forex market, slightly higher than the previous trading day's 100.763. By the close of the New York forex market, 1 euro exchanged for 1.1436 US dollars, lower than the previous day's 1.1438 US dollars; 1 British pound exchanged for 1.3454 US dollars, lower than the previous day's 1.3470 US dollars. 1 US dollar exchanged for 162.45 Japanese yen, higher than the previous day's 162.39 yen; 1 US dollar exchanged for 0.8075 Swiss francs, lower than the previous day's 0.8089 Swiss francs; 1 US dollar exchanged for 1.4011 Canadian dollars, lower than the previous day's 1.4048 Canadian dollars; 1 US dollar exchanged for 9.6497 Swedish kronor, lower than the previous day's 9.6499 kronor.