US Dollar Index stays in positive territory near 101.50.
House prices in the US rose by 0.7% on a monthly basis in May, the monthly data published by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency showed on Tuesday. This reading followed the 0.7% increase recorded in April and came in better than the market expectation of 0.2%.
Meanwhile, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index arrived at -1.7% on a yearly basis in May, up from -2.2% in April.