Global-View D.O.G. Index January 25, 2012 U.S. Open

10:15 GMT  January 25- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Wednesday in North America at .5224, +0.27% from its Tuesday close (-2.90% vs. end-2010).

As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7781, +0.21% (-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 .1734, +0.27% (-14.55% ytd).
Against crude, it is at 0.4532, +0.59% (-7.08% 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).