MW: Dollar turns down, Treasurys rise more after CPI
By Deborah Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar turned back down, primarily against the Japanese yen, and Treasury prices extended gains slightly on Friday after a report showed U.S. consumer prices fell 0.3% in November. Excluding food and energy, prices rose 0.1%, less than expectations. The dollar index DXY -0.02% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, slipped to 79.904 from 79.940 before the data and 79.925 in late North America trade on Thursday. The euro EURUSD -0.04% traded at $1.3071 from $1.3077. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -0.46% , which move inversely to prices, fell 2 basis points to 1.72%.
