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

10:35 GMT (Global-View.com) January 20- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Friday in North America at .5231, +0.38% from its Thursday close (-2.77% vs. end-2010).

As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7800, +0.25% (+0.24% 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 .1749, +0.54% (-13.78% ytd).
Against crude, it is at 0.4485, +0.95% (-8.03% 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).