Trump will award the highest honor in science and technology for the first time during his two terms in office.

The US Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against six major currencies, rose by 0.4% on the day, closing at 102.242 in the late New York forex market. By the close, 1 euro exchanged for 1.1199 US dollars, down from the previous session's 1.1261 US dollars; 1 British pound exchanged for 1.3219 US dollars, down from the previous session's 1.3277 US dollars. 1 US dollar exchanged for 157.96 Japanese yen, down from the previous session's 158.12 yen; 1 US dollar exchanged for 0.8330 Swiss francs, up from 0.8313 Swiss francs; 1 US dollar exchanged for 1.4256 Canadian dollars, up from 1.4209 Canadian dollars; and 1 US dollar exchanged for 9.9992 Swedish krona, up from 9.9861 Swedish krona in the previous session.

At the close of trading, the November delivery light crude oil futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell by $1.16, settling at $88.28 per barrel, a decrease of 1.3%. The December delivery Brent crude oil futures price in London fell by $0.38, closing at $100.20 per barrel, a decrease of 0.38%.

Petrobras has acquired eight blocks in the Campos Basin during an auction held by Brazil's oil regulator.