NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices held onto gains and the dollar rose slightly on Wednesday after a report showed sales of existing homes in the U.S. declined in February to a 4.59 million pace, a little lower than some analysts expected, but with upward revisions to January's figures. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -1.53% , which move inversely to prices, stayed down 6 basis points to 2.31%. The dollar index DXY +0.01% , which tracks the U.S. unit against six major currencies, traded at 79.678, compared with 79.616 on Tuesday aftert from a small decline before the data. The euro EURUSD -0.20% traded at $1.3226, compared with $1.3224.
