FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The US Dollar Index, which gauges the greenback against its major rivals, is trading almost unchanged on Tuesday, around the mid 82.00s after upbeat US data.
US retail sales (+0.8% MoM) and wholesale prices (+0.3% MoM) have come in better than estimates boosting the demand for the dollar in detriment of the riskier assets
At the moment: AUD -0.23%, EUR +0.09%, GBP +0.07%, NZD -0.34%, CAD -0.02% CHF -0.10% and JPY +0.63%. Wall St. is up 0.19% at 13,194 pts. and S&P500 is advancing 0.18% at 1,407 pts. WTI is up 0.49 % at $93.20/bbl and Gold is down 0.54% at $1,601
The index is advancing 0.01% at 82.51 and according to www.tradingcentral.com, the next resistance lies at 82.70 followed by 82.85
On the flip side, a breach of 82.20 would bring 82.10 and finally 82.05