UUP

Definition

PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish. This index measures the dollar against a basket of six other currencies: the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Swedish krona and the Swiss franc. Allows investors to make long bets on the direction of the dollar. See also UDN.

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