The U.S. Dollar Index finished the week near its high after sharp breaks in the British Pound and Euro drove it sharply higher on Friday.

Once again risk aversion is taking center stage as traders are buying the Dollar and shedding higher risk currencies.

The U.S. Dollar finished higher versus most major currencies with the exception of the New Zealand Dollar. Fear that Greek fiscal problems may flare up once again sent investors scurrying out of the Euro and into relatively safer currencies.

At the mid-session the U.S. Dollar is trading better against most major currencies with the exceptions of the Japanese Yen and New Zealand Dollar.

CURRENCIES: 03/18/10 Higher closes yesterday for the Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc , British Pound, Japanese Yen, and Aussie Dollar while lower for the Euro Fx and dollar index.