U.S. dollar index reaches highest in about 10 months

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar gained in late trading on Tuesday, as the market remained nervous for the hawkish interest rate projections from the Federal Reserve.

The benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year yield rose a couple of basis points to near 4.57 percent early Tuesday, the highest since 2007, before it pulled back.

Higher Treasury yields lifted the U.S. dollar, with the dollar index, wh