The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, fell by 0.3% on the day, closing at 99.667 in the New York foreign exchange market. At the close of the New York forex market, 1 euro exchanged for 1.1566 U.S. dollars, up from 1.1529 on the previous trading day; 1 British pound exchanged for 1.3533 U.S. dollars, up from 1.3485 previously. 1 U.S. dollar exchanged for 159.38 Japanese yen, down from 159.51 yen previously; 1 U.S. dollar exchanged for 0.8131 Swiss francs

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