FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The greenback, gauged by the US Dollar Index, is extending its intraday upside, actually trading in the mid 82.00s as risk-off trade is prevailing in the markets.

Very light docket for the USD this week, with the only important data coming in from the trade balance figures during June, where consensus expects the deficit to narrow to $47.5 billion from $48.68 billion

At the moment: AUD +0.08%, EUR -0.43%, GBP +0.12%, NZD -0.16%, CAD -0.09% CHF +0.38% and JPY -0.23%. Wall St. is up 0.01% at 13,159 pts. and S&P500 is retreating 0.12% at 1,398 pts. WTI is up 1.05 % at $94.70/bbl and Gold is up 0.13% at $1,614

The index is advancing 0.20% at 82.45 and according to www.tradingcentral.com, the next resistance lies at 82.55 followed by 82.75 and finally 83.05