Global-View D.O.G. Index January 26, 2012 U.S. Open

10:35 GMT January 26- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Thursday in North America at .5150, -0.35% from its Wednesday close (-4.27% vs. end-2010).

As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7896, -0.34% (-1.10% 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 .1679, -0.34% (-17.25% ytd).
Against crude, it is at 0.4454, -0.38% (-8.68% 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).