NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices and the dollar stayed higher on Friday after the Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment was revised to 67.8 in July. A separate report showed manufacturing activity in the Chicago region came in better than expected in July. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.93, -0.06, -2.01%) , which move inversely to prices, fell 7 basis points to 2.93%. The dollar index (DXY 81.81, +0.17, +0.21%) , which tracks the U.S. unit against a basket of major currencies, traded at 81.781, compared to 81.790 before the data but still up from 81.559 in North American trade late Thursday. The euro (EURUSD 1.3021, -0.0057, -0.4359%) fell to $1.3024, down from $1.3094 late Thursday.
