FX News April 27, 2012 U.S. Open

09:35 GMT (Global-View.com) April 27- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Friday in North America at .5159, +0.06% from its Thursday close (-4.10% vs. end-2010).

 As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7732, -0.01% (-0.64% vs. end-2010). The forex index is value is calculated against the top six trading currencies.

Against gold, the USD purchasing power index is worth .1740, +0.16% (-14.23% end-2010).

Against crude, it is at 0.4281, -0.35% (-12.23% end-2010). The D.O.G. Index base is 1.00. It is measured against levels from the start of 1999, as of the initial launch of the euro (currency).