Bijiwang news, the US dollar index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose by 0.32% on August 18, closing at 98.167 in the foreign exchange market. 1 euro exchanges for 1.166 dollars, down from the previous trading day's 1.1703 dollars; 1 pound exchanges for 1.3505 dollars, down from the previous trading day's 1.3554 dollars; 1 dollar exchanges for 147.86 yen, up from the previous trading day's 147.21 yen; 1 dollar exchanges for 0.8076 Swiss francs, up from the previous trading day's 0.8062 Swiss francs; 1 dollar exchanges for 1.3812 Canadian dollars, down from the previous trading day's 1.3813 Canadian dollars; 1 dollar exchanges for 9.5622 Swedish kronor, up from the previous trading day's 9.5524 Swedish kronor.