U.S. Dollar Index Higher Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 98.80, up 0.11. The U.S. Dollar Index is trading rangebound. Market chatter about economic data due out Tuesday is making the rounds. The Case-Shiller home price index and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) house price index are due out at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Conference Board's (CB) survey of consumer confidence and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond manufacturing index are set for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. In other Forex Markets; EUR/USD is trading at 1.0871, down 0.0002. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2210, down 0.0005. USD/JPY is trading at 104.27, up 0.47. USD/CAD is trading at 1.3380, up 0.0050. AUD/USD is trading at 0.7598, down 0.0002. USD/CNY is trading at 6.7723, up 0.0069.