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The dollar index (DXY00) on Tuesday ended the day little changed. The dollar saw support from Tuesday’s positive US consumer confidence report but was undercut by the weaker-than-expected US JOLTS job openings report. The dollar was boosted early in the session by a new 3-3/4 month high in the 10-year T-note yield, but the T-note yield fell back later in the day on positive demand for the 7-year T-note auction, thus undercutting the dollar. The Conference Board’s Oct US consumer confidence index rose +9.5 points to a 9-month high of 108.7, much stronger than expectations for a small increase t…