The US Dollar Index fell sharply on the 8th.

The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, fell by 0.72% on the day, closing at 99.142 in the foreign exchange market. At the end of the New York foreign exchange market, 1 euro exchanged for 1.1683 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.1574 US dollars; 1 British pound exchanged for 1.3415 US dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.3251 US dollars. 1 US dollar exchanged for 158.51 Japanese yen, lower than the previous trading day's 159.73 Japanese yen; 1 US dollar exchanged for 0.7914 Swiss franc, lower than the previous trading day's 0.7988 Swiss franc; 1 US dollar exchanged for 1.3849 Canadian dollar, lower than the previous trading day's 1.3899 Canadian dollar; 1 US dollar exchanged for 9.3069 Swedish kronor, lower than the previous trading day's 9.5065 Swedish kronor.