NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar extended its decline and long-term Treasury prices rose, pushing yields down, on Friday after a report showed U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% last month, while prices excluding food and energy increased 0.2%. Both were in line with analysts' expectations. The euro EURUSD +0.3933% rose to $1.4292, from $1.4261 before the report and versus $1.4242 in North American trade late Thursday. The dollar index DXY -0.34% , a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of major currencies, slipped to 75.021, from 75.164 prior to the data and compared to 75.199 Thursday. Yields on 30-year bonds UST30Y -0.66% , which move inversely to prices, fell 3 basis points to 4.34%. Still to come is a report on consumer sentiment.
