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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The dollar extended gains slightly and Treasury prices stayed down on Wednesday after a report showed the pace of new home sales rose 6.6% to 307,000 in September. The dollar index , which measures the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 77.991, from 77.897 before the data and up from 77.670 in late North American trading on Tuesday. The euro fell to $1.3790, from $1.3812 earlier and compared to $1.3850 Tuesday. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, stayed up by 6 basis points at 2.70%.

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