MW: Treasurys turn down, dollar pares gains after data
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices turned down slightly and the dollar further pared gains against the euro Thursday as U.S. stocks extended a rise and a report showed pending home sales in the U.S. jumped far more than expected in November. A report on manufacturing around Chicago also surprised to the upside. The euro EURUSD -0.17% traded at $1.2824, after touching a 15-month low and from $1.2938 in late North American trade Wednesday. The dollar index DXY +0.04% , which measures the currency against six major currencies, traded at 80.509, from 80.526 Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +0.36% , which move inversely to prices, turned up 1 basis point to 1.93%.
