By Deborah Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) --The dollar and Treasury prices held gains on Thursday after a report showed U.S. first-time jobless claims came in a little higher than expected last week. The dollar index DXY +0.47% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 79.465, versus 79.113 in late trading on Wednesday. The euro EURUSD -0.7387% fell to $1.2959, from $1.3051 late Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -1.69% , which move inversely to prices, fell 4 basis points to 1.74%.
