The US dollar index rose on the 18th.

The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, rose by 0.49% on the day and closed at 97.349 in the foreign exchange market. At the end of the New York foreign exchange market, 1 euro exchanged for 1.1779 US dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.1835 US dollars; 1 British pound exchanged for 1.3550 US dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.3640 US dollars. 1 US dollar exchanged for 147.95 Japanese yen, higher than the previous trading day's 146.72 Japanese yen; 1 US dollar exchanged for 0.7927 Swiss francs, higher than the previous trading day's 0.7886 Swiss francs; 1 US dollar exchanged for 1.3807 Canadian dollars, higher than the previous trading day's 1.3771 Canadian dollars; and 1 US dollar exchanged for 9.3655 Swedish Krona, higher than the previous trading day's 9.2787 Swedish Krona.