India, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Dollar value ended roughly flat with simmering gulf tensions due to Iran's hard stance offering upside support while reducing U.S. interest rate concerns following a plunge in crude oil prices exerted downwards pressure.
Today, the U.S. Dollar Index DXY which measures the Greenback against a basket of other major currencies was last seen trading at 99.96, up by 0.05 (or 0.05%).
On the data front, according to S&P Global, in the U.S., the Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector was revised slightly higher to 53.90 in July from the preliminary estimate of 53.80, matching June's reading. The data indicated yet another month of robust factory activity expansion.
For comments and feedback contact: edi...