MW: Dollar regains an advance after weak home-sales
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar rebounded to post small gains against the euro and other currencies on Wednesday after a report showed U.S. new-home sales fell 3.6% in September to a 402,000 pace. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch predicted an improvement to a 438,000 pace in September. The dollar index (DXY 76.12, -0.02, -0.02%) , which tracks the performance of the greenback against a basket of other major currencies, rose to 76.179 compared with 76.149 late Tuesday.