Global-View D.O.G. Index March 6, 2012 U.S. Open

10:45 GMT (Global-View.com) March 6- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Tuesday in North America at .5161, +0.48% from its Monday close (-4.07% vs. end-2010).

 As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7781, -0.34% (-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 .1707, +1.12% (-15.84% end-2010).

Against crude, it is at 0.4208, +0.78% (-13.71% 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).