MW: Treasurys improve, dollar stays up after sentiment
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices extended gains and the dollar pared its rise slightly on Friday after a gauge of U.S. consumer confidence improved this month. The dollar index (DXY 78.49, +0.24, +0.31%) , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, traded at 78.510, down from 78.551 before the report but still gaining for the day from 78.221 in late North American trading on Thursday. The euro (EURUSD 1.3539, -0.0057, -0.4192%) traded at $1.3537, from $1.3532 earlier and down from $1.3603 Thursday. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 3.65, -0.06, -1.49%) , which move inversely to prices, fell 7 basis points to 3.63%.
