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Dollar Index Live Price, Chart & Market Data
Dollar Index | ICE | Type: Currency Index Futures
Track Dollar Index live on LiveWorldMarket — real-time price, daily change, interactive chart, 52-week range, moving averages and full market statistics. The quote refreshes continuously while the market is in session.
About Dollar Index
The US Dollar Index (DXY) measures the dollar against a fixed basket of six currencies — the euro (by far the largest weight), yen, pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc. Futures on the index trade on ICE Futures US at US$1,000 times the index value. Traders across every asset class watch DXY because a strong dollar tightens global financial conditions and pressures commodities and emerging markets.
Instrument Details
| Exchange / Market | ICE |
| Instrument type | Currency Index Futures |
Underlying & Contract Specifications
| Underlying asset | US Dollar Index (basket of 6 currencies) |
| Exchange | ICE Futures US |
| Contract unit | US$1,000 × index value |
| Tick size | 0.005 (US$5) |
| Expiry cycle | Quarterly — Mar / Jun / Sep / Dec |
Contract specifications are indicative — always verify against the exchange's official contract page before trading.
Trading Hours
Dollar Index trades nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex-style sessions — from roughly 03:30 AM IST Monday through 02:30 AM IST Saturday, with a one-hour daily maintenance break around 03:30 AM IST. Outside those hours this page shows the last traded level, with change figures measured against the previous official close. All session times are expressed in Indian Standard Time (IST).
How to Read Dollar Index
The gap between Dollar Index and the underlying index's last close is often monitored as a guide to the possible opening move of the cash market. Overnight trends in the futures reflect reactions to news released outside regular hours. Traders also watch the futures premium or discount to fair value for sentiment cues.
Dollar Index Market Overview
Dollar Index is a index futures. Current market data is temporarily unavailable. Instrument details and educational information remain available below.
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Today's Performance
Live Dollar Index pricing is refreshed continuously on this page while the market is in session. Intraday direction, the day's range and volume together show whether the current move carries conviction or is drifting on light activity.
Historical Chart
The interactive chart on this page lets you review Dollar Index across intraday, one-week, one-month, six-month, one-year and multi-year periods. Historical open, high, low and close data helps identify support and resistance zones, long-term trend direction and how the current price compares with past cycles.
Why Dollar Index Matters
Futures prices move while the cash market is closed, so Dollar Index is widely used to gauge overnight sentiment and anticipate the next session's opening gap. Global traders track it to hedge portfolios, express directional views with leverage and react instantly to news released outside regular trading hours.
By Liveworldmarket Editorial Team · Last reviewed 7 September 2026
US Dollar Index (DXY) — A Practical Guide
The US Dollar Index (DXY) is a trade-weighted measure of the dollar against a basket of six major currencies: the euro (57.6% weight), Japanese yen (13.6%), British pound (11.9%), Canadian dollar (9.1%), Swedish krona (4.2%) and Swiss franc (3.6%). DXY is published by ICE Futures U.S. and the underlying futures contract trades electronically nearly 24 hours, five days a week.
DXY is the single most-watched macro signal globally. A strengthening DXY typically pressures emerging-market currencies (including the INR), commodities (gold, oil), and risk assets. A weakening DXY tends to be bullish for the same group. Indian traders who monitor DXY alongside USD/INR and US 10-year yields are tracking the three components of the global financial cycle.
History & contract origins
DXY was created in March 1973 immediately after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, with a starting level of 100. The basket and weights were last adjusted in 1999 when 11 European currencies were replaced by the single euro. The index has traded above 100 most of its history but dipped as low as 70.7 in March 2008.
Trading hours & session layout
ICE Futures U.S. DXY hours (IST):
| Weekly open | Sun 04:30 IST |
| Daily break | 03:30 – 04:30 IST |
| Most-active US window | 18:00 – 02:30 IST |
| Weekly close | Sat 02:30 IST |
How to read this tape
DXY's two biggest drivers are US monetary policy expectations (relative to the ECB, BoJ, BoE) and global risk appetite. During risk-off episodes DXY usually rallies as a safe-haven; during risk-on it sells off. The euro at 57.6% weight means DXY is effectively an inverse EUR/USD chart — when reading the DXY tape, glance at EUR/USD for confirmation.
Frequently asked questions
What does DXY > 100 vs. < 100 mean?
It means the dollar is stronger / weaker than its baseline of March 1973. The level is not directly meaningful in absolute terms — what matters is the change percent and the direction of trend.
Does DXY include the Chinese yuan?
No. The basket was set in 1973 and only adjusted once in 1999. The yuan is not in DXY despite China being the world's second-largest economy. Bloomberg's BBDXY index does include the yuan and is preferred by some institutional desks for that reason.
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FAQs
What moves Dollar Index?
Dollar Index responds primarily to moves in its underlying (US Dollar Index (basket of 6 currencies)), plus news released outside regular cash-market hours — central-bank decisions, economic data and global risk sentiment. Because the contract trades extended sessions, it often reacts to events before the underlying market can.
When do Dollar Index contracts expire?
Dollar Index follows a quarterly — mar / jun / sep / dec expiry pattern on ICE Futures US. Most traders roll positions to the next contract before expiry; the price shown on this page tracks the most actively traded front-month contract.
What is the contract size of Dollar Index?
One Dollar Index contract represents US$1,000 × index value, with a minimum tick of 0.005 (US$5). Specifications are set by ICE Futures US — always verify against the exchange's official contract page.
What hours does Dollar Index trade?
Dollar Index trades nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex-style sessions — from roughly 03:30 AM IST Monday through 02:30 AM IST Saturday, with a one-hour daily maintenance break around 03:30 AM IST. Outside those hours, this page shows the last traded level.
What is the 52-week high and low of Dollar Index?
This page shows the current 52-week high and low for Dollar Index alongside the live price whenever market data is available.