U.S. Dollar Index Little Changed Ahead of Data

The December U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.93, up 0.03 The U.S. Dollar Index is trading just under the session highs. Market talk about the Federal Reserve's Beige Book is making the rounds. Chatter about U.S. economic data due out Thursday is just starting to show up. The Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims figures are due out at 8:30 a.m. ET. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is scheduled to release existing home sales at 10:00 a.m. ET. In other Forex Markets; EUR/USD is trading at 1.0967, down 0.0007. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2275, up 0.0023. USD/JPY is trading at 103.39, down 0.47. USD/CAD is trading at 1.3126, up 0.0016. AUD/USD is trading at 0.7716, up 0.0043.