By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices stayed down and the dollar remained up versus the Japanese yen but down against the euro on Friday after a report showed sales of new homes surged to a 411,000 pace last month, much higher than predicted. Yields on 10-year Treasury notes (UST10Y 3.81, +0.04, +0.98%) , which move inversely to prices, rose 3 basis points to 3.81%. The dollar index [s:$dxy], which measures the U.S. unit against a trade-weighted basket of six other currencies, traded at 81.785, from 81.575 late Thursday. The euro (CUR_EURUSD 1.3298, +0.0010, +0.0753%) held onto small gains as Greece asked for a rescue package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. It recently bought $1.3304, compared to around $1.3313 in North American trade late Thursday but up from $1.3204 notched in Asian activity, an 11-month low. The dollar gained 0.7% against the yen .
