India, April 29 -- It was a mixed performance for the U.S. Dollar during the week ended April 26 amidst economic data that revealed growing uncertainties about the Fed's potential easing cycle and a volatile geopolitical situation in the Middle East. The U.S. Dollar slipped against the euro, the British Pound and the Australian Dollar but firmed up against the beleaguered Japanese Yen. The Dollar Index which measures the Dollar's strength against a basket of 6 currencies edged lower.

From the level of 106.12 on April 19, the Dollar Index edged down 0.03 percent in a week's time. The Index which had touched a weekly high of 106.39 on Monday dropped to the weekly low of 105.42 by Friday. The Index eventually recovered and closed the week at ...