US Dollar Index rises on July 26th

The US Dollar Index, which tracks the performance of the US dollar against six major international currencies including the euro, yen, and pound, recorded a gain of 0.25% on the day, closing at 99.165 on the New York foreign exchange market. By the end of trading on the New York forex market, the euro-to-dollar exchange rate stood at 1 euro to 1.1651 US dollars, down from 1.1674 US dollars in the previous trading session; the pound-to-dollar rate was 1 pound to 1.3592 US dollars, lower than the previous day's 1.3646 US dollars. In addition, the US dollar strengthened against other major currencies: the dollar-to-yen rate was 1 US dollar to 159.40 yen, higher than the previous day's 159.22 yen; the dollar-to-Swiss franc rate was 1 US dollar to 0.8055 Swiss francs, up from 0.8020 Swiss francs; the dollar-to-Canadian dollar rate was 1 US dollar to 1.3878 Canadian dollars, rising from 1.3830 Canadian dollars in the previous session; the dollar-to-Swedish krona rate was 1 US dollar to 9.5329 Swedish krona, noticeably higher than the previous day's 9.4659 Swedish krona.