Global-View D.O.G. Index January 20, 2011 U.S. Close

19:30 GMT (Global-View.com) January 20- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is ending Friday in North America at .5221, +0.20% from its Thursday close (-2.95% vs. end-2010).

As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7782, +0.02% (+0.01% 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 .1731, -0.50% (-14.67% ytd).
Against crude, it is at 0.4518, +1.68% (-7.36% 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).