U.S. Dollar Index Lower Ahead of Data

The March U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 102.53, down 0.69. The U.S. dollar index is a little above the session lows. Market chatter about comments from policy makers and economic data due out Thursday is making the rounds. The ADP Employment Change report is scheduled for release at 8:15 a.m. ET. The Department of Labor is scheduled to report weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. ET. Markit's U.S. services and composite PMI (purchasing managers survey) are due out at Thursday at 9:45 a.m. ET. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) non-manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers survey) is due out Thursday at 10:00 a.m. ET.