NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices pared a loss and the U.S. dollar's gains shrunk after the Labor Department said jobless claims rose 2,000 to 484,000 in the latest week, while economists expected claims to decline. A separate report showed import prices rose 0.2% in July. The dollar index (DXY 82.62, +0.33, +0.40%) , a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of major currencies, rose to 85.607 compared to 82.269 Wednesday afternoon. The euro (EURUSD 1.2814, -0.0029, -0.2258%) fell to $1.2820, down from $1.2889 late Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.73, +0.04, +1.52%) , which move inversely to prices, rose 1 basis point to 2.72%. Bond traders' focus will be on this afternoon's sale of 30-year Treasury bonds (UST30Y 3.94, +0.02, +0.38%) .
