The US Dollar Index rose about 0.3% on Tuesday, but plummeted sharply after the US stock market closed, while the Japanese yen surged instantly in post-market trading.

Bloomberg Dollar Index rose by 0.29% to 1,209.28 points, with an intraday trading range of 1,205.34 to 1,211.52 points. No trading data was available after 04:00. The US dollar rose by 0.16% against the Japanese yen, quoted at 158.69 yen, with an intraday trading range of 158.28 to 159.19 yen; after the US stock market closed, it rebounded from below 159.00 yen to above 158.40 yen. The euro rose by 0.06% against the Japanese yen, while the British pound was roughly flat against the Japanese yen.