By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices stayed up and the dollar extended gains slightly on Wednesday after ADP said private employers added 209,000 jobs in March, close to what analysts expected. Treasurys and the dollar were up before the data as investors in Asia and Europe reacted to the minutes from the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting, released late Tuesday. The dollar index DXY +0.51% , a gauge of the greenback's performance against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 79.752, from 79.715 before the data and 79.410 late in North American trade Tuesday. The euro EURUSD -0.89% fell to $1.3140, compared with $1.3231 Tuesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -2.21% , which move inversely to prices, fell 4 basis points to 2.26%. Coming up soon is European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's press conference, after officials left interest rates on hold. Also on tap is the ISM's nonmanufacturing index for the U.S.
