U.S. Dollar Index little lower

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 95.49, down 0.36. The Markit Manufacturing PMI for August came out at 53 versus 52.9 on the flash reading. The ISM Index for August came out at 51.1 versus 52.7 in July. Construction Spending for July was up 0.7 percent. Market talk about global equity markets, money flows and headline news has kept both buyers and sellers active.