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FOREX-Dollar index on track for best month since Oct 1992

Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:57am EDT

NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The dollar index on Friday was on pace for its best monthly performance since October 1992.

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The index rose 0.3 percent on Friday, bringing its gain for the month to 5.6 percent at current prices. It last traded at 77.333 .DXY. (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Tom Hals)



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