Rising stock prices, falling applications for unemployment benefits and a gain in housing permits drove the index higher.
Of course the price of commodities has been incredible with the Reuters-Jefferies CRB Index higher by 35.35% since the low on May 25th 2010.
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Financial stocks have the 30-stock index higher in 2012, but it was a housing play that proved to be the engine driving its advance.
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Caterpillar, one of only two names in the 30-stock Dow in negative territory for the year, led the index higher Tuesday with an 1.7% gain.
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The U.S. dollar index was higher Monday, which did limit the upside in gold.
The U.S. dollar index is higher again Thursday morning and hit a fresh 7.5-month high overnight.
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The U.S. dollar index was higher Tuesday on short covering following recent selling pressure.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher Monday, on short covering in a bear market.
The yellow metal was supported by a weaker U.S. dollar index and higher crude oil prices.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher Friday and hit another fresh six-month high overnight.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher and hit a fresh daily high following the FOMC statement.
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The U.S. dollar index was higher Wednesday, which limited buying interest in the precious metals.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher Wednesday and gained strength as the session progressed.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher Monday and hit a fresh two-month high overnight.
The U.S. dollar index is higher early Wednesday and hovering near a six-week high.
The U.S. dollar index is higher early Tuesday and sitting near a six-week high.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher early Wednesday on more short covering in a bear market.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher early Tuesday on more short covering in a bear market.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher early Monday on short covering in a bear market.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher Friday morning on some short covering in a bear market.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher early Wednesday, which did limit the upside for the precious metals.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher and hit a fresh 7.5-month high Wednesday, on perceived safe-haven demand.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher Monday on perceived safe-have demand amid the EU debt crisis flare-up.
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The U.S. dollar index traded higher Monday and that was a bearish weight on the precious metals.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher and hit a fresh seven-week high Wednesday, on safe-haven investor demand.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher and hit a fresh seven-week high Friday, on safe-haven investor demand.
The U.S. dollar index is higher Thursday morning on a corrective rebound after hitting a nine-week low Wednesday.
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The U.S. dollar index is higher again Monday morning, supported by some fresh safe-haven demand and short covering.
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The U.S. dollar index was higher Monday morning as the greenback bulls have regained upside near-term technical momentum.
The U.S. dollar index is higher Monday morning as the Euro currency suffers from the rekindled EU debt jitters.
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