FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The greenback, measured by the US Dollar Index is gaining some traction on Monday ahead of the manufacturing ISM index, due later on in the American session. Prior surveys expect an improvement to 53.5 in March from 52.4, confirming the relentless recovery in the US economy.
At the moment: AUD -0.50%, EUR -0.19%, GBP -0.08%, NZD -0.38%, CAD +0.30%, CHF +0.18% and JPY -0.22%. Wall St. futures are down 0.47% at 13,202 pts. and S&P500 futures are losing 0.46% at 1,408 pts. WTI falls 1.04 % at $102.48 and Gold is retreating 0.55% at $1.665
After three consecutive weeks in the red, the index is now gaining 0.08% at 79.03 with the next resistance at 79.26 ahead of 79.41 and 79.61
On the flip side, a breach of 78.91 would expose 78.72 and then 78.56