U.S. Dollar Index Higher Ahead of Data

The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.10, up 0.05. The U.S. dollar index is trading at the highs of the session. Market chatter about headline news and possible comments from policy officials at the Group of 20 (G-20) meeting in China this weekend is making the rounds. Markit's July manufacturing purchasing managers survey (PMI) is due out at 9:45 a.m. ET.