By Deborah Levine
EURUSD DXY 10_YEAR
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices stayed higher and the dollar added to gains on Thursday after data showing U.S. first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 414,000 in the latest week. The euro EURUSD -0.60% traded at $1.4033, from $1.4044 before the report and versus $1.4093 in North American trade late Wednesday. At the same time, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet began his monthly press conference. The dollar index DXY +0.11% , which measures the U.S. unit against a basket of six currencies, rose to 75.643 compared to 75.598 prior to the report and from 75.489 late Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -3.02% , which move inversely to prices, fell 6 basis points to 1.99%.
