The Dollar Index trades near 99.50, up 0.4% on the day, and it made the whole of that gain while America was asleep. A 5% Treasury yield sounds like the best thing that could happen to the Dollar, and New York has spent the morning selling it.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 99.00 in the early European trading hours on Friday.
Dow Jones futures gain by 0.18% to trade near 53,220 during European hours on Thursday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures advance by 0.16% to trade near 7,690, while Nasdaq 100 futures inch higher by 0.03% to trade around 29,200.