NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar turned lower and Treasury prices lost ground in midday U.S. trading Thursday as oil prices turned up and gold and silver pared losses, taking equities off the lows of the day. The dollar index DXY -0.12% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell to 75.181, after reaching as high as 75.645 and down from 75.259 late Wednesday. The euro [c: cur_eurusd] bought $1.4243, versus $1.4211 in North American trading Wednesday and after touching its lowest level since early April. Yields on 10-year notes UST10Y +1.46% , which move inversely to prices, pared a decline to 2 basis points, trading at 3.21% after falling more towards the lows of the year in European trading hours.
