The U.S. dollar index fell on the 8th.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell 0.1 percent on the day, closing at 102.138 in late foreign exchange trading. As of late New York foreign exchange trading, 1 euro fetched 1.1209 U.S. dollars, up from 1.1199 U.S. dollars in the previous trading day; 1 British pound fetched 1.3225 U.S. dollars, up from 1.3219 U.S. dollars in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 157.86 Japanese yen, down from 157.96 Japanese yen in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 0.8316 Swiss francs, down from 0.8330 Swiss francs in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 1.4224 Canadian dollars, down from 1.4256 Canadian dollars in the previous trading day; 1 U.S. dollar fetched 9.9757 Swedish kronor, down from 9.9992 Swedish kronor in the previous trading day.