MW: Dollar falls more, Treasurys mixed after home data
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar fell more and Treasury prices remained mixed Monday after data showed U.S. pending home sales in February unexpectedly declined. The dollar index DXY -0.34% , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, traded at 79.063, from 79.111 before the data and 79.344 late Friday in North America. The euro EURUSD +0.4069% rose to $1.3326 versus $1.3265 late Friday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +1.65% , which move inversely to prices, stayed up 1 basis point to 2.24%, off a high of 2.29%. Shorter-term securities held onto small gains.
