Index March 16, 2012 U.S. Open

09:50 GMT March 16- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Friday in North America at .5220, +0.23% from its Thursday close (-2.97% vs. end-2010).

 As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7869, +0.26% (+1.12% 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 .1744, +0.44% (-14.07% end-2010).
Against crude, it is at 0.4229, -0.07% (-13.29% 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).