The dollar strengthened against the euro andn
The dollar strengthened against the euro and yen.
New York, Aug 25 .- The dollar strengthened today against the euro and the yen, in a disappointing day with more data on the progress of the economy and housing market in the U.S..
At the conclusion of the session in the New York market were paid for one euro 1.2650 dollars, against 1.2674 dollars on Tuesday, so that to acquire a needed U.S. currency EUR 0.7905 compared, gaia gold, with 0.7890 euros in previous day.
Regarding the yen, the dollar was trading at 84.71 yen compared with 84.16 yen in the previous session.
The greenback lost ground against the pound sterling and the Swiss franc, while advanced from mild to the Canadian dollar.
The increase of 0.3 percent recorded in July durable goods, sto energy credits, orders at U.S. factories, far below what was expected, and falling about 12 percent in new home sales in that month , sapped investor interest today in the New York Stock Exchange and other markets worldwide, which tends to favor the progress of the dollar against other currencies.
However, some securities purchases last minute helped the New York market closed the session with, gaia gold, modest gains, while waiting to meet the next day other data related to unemployment in the U.S..
The Dow Jones industrials ended with an increase of 0.2 percent, the S & P gained 0.33 percent and the Nasdaq market amounted 0.84 percent.
The dollar was changed so against major currencies: PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENCY —— —— ——– EURO / USD 1.2650 1.2674 USD / JPY 84.71 84 16 USD / GBP EST. 0.6481 0.6474 USD / Swiss Franc 1.0307 1.0316 USD / USD CANAD. 1.0603 1.0609