The US dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose 0.84% on the day, closing at 109.394 in the forex market. As of the close of the New York forex market, 1 euro exchanged for 1.0251 US dollars, down from 1.0358 US dollars the previous trading day; 1 pound exchanged for 1.2369 US dollars, down from 1.2516 US dollars the previous trading day. 1 US dollar exchanged for 157.62 Japanese yen, up from 157.40 yen the previous trading day; 1 US dollar exchanged for 0.9134 Swiss francs, up from 0.9077 Swiss francs the previous trading day; 1 US dollar exchanged for 1.4418 Canadian dollars, up from 1.4393 Canadian dollars the previous trading day; 1 US dollar exchanged for 11.1682 Swedish kronor, up from 11.0518 Swedish kronor the previous trading day.