MW: Treasury yields, dollar up after durable goods
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar pared gains against the euro and Treasury prices stayed down and on Wednesday after a report showed U.S. durable-goods orders rose 3.3% in September, topping expectations. Excluding transportation goods, orders fell 0.8%. The dollar index (DXY 77.90, +0.19, +0.25%) , which measures the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 77.923 from 77.670 in late North American trading on Tuesday. The euro (EURUSD 1.3815, -0.0043, -0.3103%) fell to $1.3820, improving from $1.3803 before the data but still down from $1.3850 Tuesday. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.68, +0.04, +1.44%) , which move inversely to prices, rose 6 basis points to 2.70%. Still to come is data on new home sales and the Treasury Department's sale of 5-year notes (UST5YR 1.28, +0.02, +1.84%) .
