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Forex: US Dollar index up above 83.00

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The greenback, measured by the US Dollar index, is posting gains on Tuesday, trimming recent losses and regaining at the same time the key resistance at the 83.00 figure.

The prevailing risk-off tone due to the uncertainties in Cyprus helped to temper the mixed data from the US economy, where house prices and durable goods orders beaten expectations against poor consumer confidence and new home sales.

As of writing, the index is up 0.10% at 83.07 and according to tradingcentral.com, the next resistance levels align at 83.10, 83.20 and 83.35; while support levels are located at 82.50, 82.30 and 82.15

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