MW: Dollar pares gain, Treasurys stay up after data
By Deborah Levine
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices held onto gains and the dollar pared its advance slightly on Thursday after a report showed U.S. jobless claims rose more than expected to 381,000 in the latest week, though analysts noted the data series tends to be more volatile around year-end. The euro EURUSD -0.38% fell to a 15-month low and recently traded at $1.2888, from $1.2878 before the report and $1.2938 in late North American trade Wednesday. The dollar index DXY +0.30% , which measures the greenback against six major currencies, traded at 80.698, from 80.761 prior to the report and up from 80.526 Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR 0.00% , which move inversely to prices, stayed down 1 basis point to 1.92%.
