By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar edged down slightly and Treasury prices remained lower on Tuesday, giving back from the prior session's gains, after a report showed U.S. housing starts jumped 9.3% in November, way more than analysts expected. The dollar index DXY -0.52% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, traded at 79.895, versus 80.374 in late North American trading on Monday. The euro EURUSD +0.61% rose to $1.3078 from $1.2997 Monday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +2.76% , which move inversely to prices, rose 4 basis points to 1.86%. For bond traders, the main event for the day is the government's sale of 5-year notes 5_YEAR +4.05% at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
