By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar extended losses slightly and Treasury prices remained up slightly on Friday after a report showed an index on consumer sentiment this month was revised higher than forecast. Separate data showed new home sales improved in January. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -0.55% , which move inversely to prices, fell 2 basis points to 1.98%. The dollar index DXY -0.32% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, traded at 79.377, from 78.399 before the data and down from 78.677 in late North American trading on Thursday. The euro EURUSD +0.6870% rose to $1.3447 from $1.3367 Thursday.
