Global-View D.O.G. Index January 17, 2011 U.S. Close

20:25 GMT (Global-View.com) January 17- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is ending Tuesday in North America at .5251, -0.32% from its Monday close (-2.40% vs. end-2010).

As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7861, -0.19% (+1.02% 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 .1745, -0.40% (-13.98% ytd).
Against crude, it is at 0.4431, -0.93% (-9.14% 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).