The US Dollar Index rose on the 17th.

On June 18, the dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, rose 0.84% on the day to close at 98.821 at the end of the foreign exchange market. At the end of trading in New York, the euro was worth $1.1479, down from $1.1580 in the previous session, and the pound was worth $1.3428, down from $1.3596 in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was worth 145.37 yen, up from 144.60 yen in the previous session, the U.S. dollar was worth 0.8170 Swiss francs, up from 0.8128 Swiss francs in the previous session, the U.S. dollar was worth 1.3645 Canadian dollars, up from 1.3560 Canadian dollars in the previous session, and the U.S. dollar was worth 9.5496 Swedish kronor, up from 9.4695 Swedish kronor in the previous session.