The Commerce Department said in a report that the new home sales rose 454,000 in April from 444,000 in March. The consensus expectations called for new home sales to come in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 425,000.
The dollar was little changed against its major opponents following the report. As of 10:03 am ET, the greenback was trading at 1.2908 against the euro, 1.5068 against the pound, 101.67 against the yen and 0.9674 against the Swiss franc.
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