Sentences with phrase «dollar index gained»

During the day, the dollar index gained 0.4 percent.

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Since mid-November, for example, the MSCI Japan has gained 27 percent; however, in dollar terms the Japanese index is up only 13 percent.

The DXY U.S. dollar index tried to buck a nine - month downward trend in late September, but its short burst of gains did not last through to the end of 2017.

U.S. stock index futures pared gains on the data, while the dollar slipped against a basket of currencies.

The dollar index, which compares it to a basket of global currencies, was down around 10 percent last year after several years of gains as the U.S. economy improved following the global economic crash.

The dollar index finished last week with slim gains ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting this week, with investor expectations for interest rate hikes providing some support.

Contributing to this gain was a weaker U.S. dollar, stock indices hitting new highs and geopolitical instability, all of which fueled uncertainty.

Over a 12 - month period (ended June 30, 2017), global hedge funds, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, delivered decent gains of 6.0 % in US dollar terms.1 That's a vast improvement in the performance of these alternative investments from the prior two years.

The pound has surged to a five - month high against the dollar and global stocks gained for a fourth day on Wednesday, with the U.K. benchmark index erasing its monthly decline.

Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 % on a price - only basis.1 Among the 19 component commodities tracked by the CRB, advancers had a slight edge over decliners, buoyed by growth in global economies and weakness in the trade - weighted US dollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity widollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity wiDollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity winners.

Our fourth open position in the model trading account, PowerShares U.S. Dollar Bull Index ($ UUP) long, is also showing an unrealized gain, but has a low correlation to the direction of the equities markets either way.

The dollar index (DXY) gained only 8 % as gold showed negative dynamics in 2015.

Nearly a decade ago, Warren Buffett made a million - dollar bet: that by investing in a completely unmanaged, broad - market low - fee index fund, he could beat the gains earned by a high - powered hedge fund with a team of managers at the helm.

The index that tracks the dollar versus six currencies has gained over 1 percent this week to touch 90.

As evidence of the progress of the economy, President Akufo - Addo cited the strong trajectory of the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index in January 2018, which gained 19 percent in dollar terms, according to benchmarks tracked by Bloomberg.

As evidence of the progress of the economy, President Akufo - Addo, during his 2018 State of the Nation address, cited the strong trajectory of the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index in January 2018, which gained 19 percent in dollar terms, according to benchmarks tracked by Bloomberg.

If one stock moves up a dollar, and one moves down a dollar, the index has effectively not changed, as it is presumed that the loss in one is offset by the gain in the other.

A portfolio with an equal dollar amount invested in each stock in the index gained 12 % over the last 12 months.

And the benefit certainly isn't guaranteed: the funds paid very substantial distributions from 2005 through 2007, when the S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE indexes saw large gains in Canadian dollar terms.

Appreciation of the Canadian dollar may cancel out any gains from Emerging Market Index fund for example.

Hot Market Report: Dollar Index Bulls Gaining Strength 3.

Even here in the US this is true — I do have some international index funds and they are showing great gains right now since they are expressed in US dollars, while the other currencies have appreciated relative to us.

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Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index also put up strong gains on upbeat domestic data and uncertainty overseas.