U.S. Dollar Index [USDX]
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An index that measures the performance of the U.S. dollar against a basket of currencies: EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF, and SEK.
U.S. Dollar Index (Wikipedia)
The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX, or, informally, the "Dixie") is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners' currencies. The Index goes up when the U.S. dollar gains "strength" (value) when compared to other currencies.
US Dollar Index (DXY)
USD/Canadian dollar exchange rate
USD/JPY exchange rate
USD/SEK exchange rate
USD/CHF exchange rate
The index is designed, maintained, and published by ICE (Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.), with the name "U.S. Dollar Index" a registered trademark.
It is a weighted geometric mean of the dollar's value relative to following select 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
