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The dollar index rose 0.5% on the 8th.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose 0.5 percent on the day to close at 109.090 at the end of the foreign exchange market. As of the end of the New York foreign exchange market, 1 euro was 1.0309 dollars, down from 1.0355 dollars in the previous trading day; 1 pound was 1.2357 dollars, down from 1.2490 dollars in the previous trading day. 1 dollar was 158.46 yen, up from 157.78 yen in the previous trading day; 1 dollar was 0.9117 Swiss francs, up from 0.9086 Swiss francs in the previous trading day; 1 dollar was 1.4389 Canadian dollars, up from 1.4347 Canadian dollars in the previous trading day; 1 dollar was 11.1612 Swedish kroner, up from 11.1091 Swedish kroner in the previous trading day.