At the close, the euro was trading at $1,4138
The dollar reached a new value today.
the lowest exchange rate against the euro, for the fourth consecutive day, and
It recovered some ground against the yen, after it was revealed that it had fallen
US consumer confidence and also sales
housing in August.
At the close of the stock markets in New York, the currency
The European dollar was trading at $1,4138 after hitting a low of
$1,4154, compared to the $1,4080 that was paid on
Monday.
Regarding the Japanese currency, the dollar was trading at 114,86
yen, up from 114,77 yen per dollar the previous day.
The sharp decline this month in consumer confidence
US consumers' feelings about the state of the economy put pressure on the
The dollar's decline reinforces the impression that they could fall even further.
interest rates.
The confidence index compiled by the analysis entity The
The Conference Board stood at 99,8 points this month, well below
what economists expected and far from the 105,6 points of
August.
Nor were the figures for home sales favorable in
US properties that already had an owner, which affects the impression of
that the real estate sector in that country continues to weaken.
Sales of that type of housing fell by 4,3 percent in
last month and stood at an annual rate of 5,5 million
units, in line with what economists expected but by
below the 5,75 million units of the previous month.
The New York Stock Exchange closed the day with a slight upward trend
It rose, although for much of the session it was searching for
direction and far from the strong profits it achieved in the
last week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the main stock market index
Wall Street ended with a gain of 0,14 percent,
The Nasdaq market rose 0,58 percent and the S&P 500 index
It lost 0,03 percent.
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