MW:Dollar, Treasurys stay up after durable-goods data
By Deborah Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices and the dollar held onto gains Friday after a government report showed a sharp drop in July orders for durable goods besides transportation and defense, considered a key measure of growth potential. The dollar index DXY +0.24% traded at 81.563, from 81.568 before the report and 81.368 in late North American trading Thursday. The euro EURUSD -0.6248% fell to $1.2520 from $1.2564. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -1.90% stayed down 3 basis points to 1.65%
