By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar extends gains and Treasury prices remained under pressure on Thursday after a report said initial U.S. jobless claims slipped to 351,000 in the latest week. A separate report showed personal spending rose 0.2% in January, less than some analysts expected. The dollar index DXY -.00% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rose to 78.845, from 78.810 before the data and 78.799 in late North American trading Wednesday. The euro EURUSD -0.16% fell more to $1.3301 from $1.3334 late Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +3.04% , which move inversely to prices, rose 6 basis points to 2.03%.
