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2026-09-19 03:48:10
The US dollar index retreated on October 18. As a measure of the dollar's performance against six major currencies, the dollar index fell 0.03% that day, closing at 100.222 in the late trading session. At the close of trading in the New York foreign exchange market, the euro was trading at 1.1483 against the dollar, up from 1.1475 the previous day; the pound was trading at 1.3391 against the dollar, also higher than the previous day's 1.3353. On the other hand, the dollar was trading at 156.68 against the yen, up from 156.04 the previous day; the dollar was trading at 0.8221 against the Swiss franc, down from 0.8248 the previous day; the dollar was trading at 1.3993 against the Canadian dollar, slightly higher than the previous day's 1.3992; and the dollar was trading at 9.8333 against the Swedish krona, also slightly higher than the previous day's 9.8256. The slight decline in the US dollar index reflects the interplay between bullish and bearish forces in the foreign exchange market that day. The divergence in the rise and fall of different currencies against the US dollar also reflects the differentiated impact of multiple factors, such as expectations of relevant economic fundamentals and market capital flows, on exchange rates.
