Global-View D.O.G. Index January 24, 2012 U.S. Open

10:20 GMT (Global-View.com) January 24- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Tuesday in North America at .5195, +0.16% from its Monday close (-3.45% vs. end-2010).

As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7748, +0.12% (-0.43% 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 .1722, +0.28% (-15.11% ytd).
Against crude, it is at 0.4478, +0.27% (-8.17% 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).