The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the dollar against six major currencies, increased by 0.35% to close at 98.298 on May 12. In forex trading, the euro fell to 1.1741 U.S. dollars from 1.1775, while the British pound dropped to 1.3532 U.S. dollars from 1.3629. The dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, and Swedish krona, with respective exchange rates of 157.59 yen, 0.7808 francs, 1.3701 Canadian dollars, and 9.2926 kronor.