By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar extended gains and Treasury prices pared an advance slightly on Friday after a pair of reports showed consumer confidence and manufacturing in the Chicago area unexpectedly improved in September. The euro EURUSD -1.20% fell to $1.3433, from $1.3444 before the data and versus $1.3584 on Thursday. The dollar index DXY +0.89% , which measures the U.S. unit against a basket of major currencies, rose to 78.609 from 78.596 earlier and versus 77.917 in North American trade late Thursday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -4.30% , which move inversely to prices, fell 8 basis points to 1.92%, after slipping to 1.89% before the data.
