Investing.com - The National Federation of Independent Business index of small business optimism rose less than expected in February, official data showed on Tuesday.
In a report, National Federation of Independent Business said that NFIB Small Business Optimism increased to 98.0 last month from 97.9 in January. Analysts had expected the index to inch up to 99.2 in February.
EUR/USD was trading at 1.0740 from around 1.0742 ahead of the release of the data, while GBP/USD was at 1.5058 from 1.5063 earlier, while USD/JPY was at 121.25 from 121.24 earlier.
The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, was at 98.38, compared to 98.36 ahead of the report.
Meanwhile, U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open. The Dow futures pointed to a loss of 0.9% at the open, the S&P 500 futures declined 0.85%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.75%.