India, April 7 -- The six-currency Dollar Index declined mildly during the week ended April 3 amidst the turbulent geopolitical situation in the Middle East swayed both by escalatory rhetoric as well as peace efforts. Though the jobs data released from the U.S. on Friday revealed a robust job market, the dollar index closed the week ended April 3 on a negative note.
During the last week, the U.S. dollar inter alia lost against the euro, the Australian dollar as well as the Japanese yen. The greenback however held its ground against the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Swedish krona as well as the Swiss franc. As a result, the Dollar Index which measures the Dollar's strength against a basket of 6 currencies dropped 0.12 percent on a...