By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar pared gains slightly and Treasurys prices came under pressure, pushing yields up, on Tuesday after a report showed housing starts rose 0.3% in September to a 610,000 pace, stronger than forecast. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.54, +0.03, +0.99%) rose 3 basis points, or 0.03%, to 2.54%. The dollar index (DXY 77.67, +0.73, +0.95%) , a measure of the U.S. unit against a basket of major global currencies, traded at 77.707, versus 77.751 before the data and up from 76.922 late Monday. The euro bought $1.3863, compared with $1.3851 earlier and up from $1.3999 on Monday. The focus of the session will be speeches from several Federal Reserve officials.
