NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices turned lower and the dollar pared its decline on Wednesday after a report showed factory orders rose 2.4% in July. A barometer of business activity around Chicago also slowed less than predicted this month. The dollar index DXY -0.13% , which tracks the U.S. unit against six major currencies, fell to 73.932, recovering from 73.884 before the factory report and versus 73.968 in late North American trading on Tuesday. The euro EURUSD -0.16% traded at $1.4427, from $1.4440 prior and down from $1.4442 Tuesday. Yields on 10_year notes 10_YEAR +1.38% , which move inversely to prices, rose 2 basis points to 2.20%, after declining to 2.14% in morning trading.
