FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The US Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, has been propelled more than 50 pips after the NFP rose by 243K in January, crushing the previous estimates at +150K. The unemployment rate also slipped to 8.3% against 8.5% expected.
So the picture has changed among the USD's rivals: EUR -0.33%, GBP -0.27%, NZD +0.25%, AUD +0.28%. Dow Jones is up 0.86% well above 12800, S&P500 also up 0.92% at 1338.
As of writing the index is advancing 0.38% at 79.39 with resistance levels at 79.32, followed by 79.56 and 79.80
On the downside, supports await at 78.84, 78.60 and 78.36
