IPC MEXICO (^MXX)
| Previous close | 55,739.43 |
| Open | 55,811.19 |
| Volume |
| Day's range | 55,579.69 - 56,036.72 |
| 52-week range | 47,765.06 - 59,020.55 |
| Avg. volume | 206,832,921 |
- Reuters
EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico's peso lags Latam currencies as Middle East spooks markets
* Chile cenbank to cut interest rate by 50bps in May: poll * Mexican inflation coming from abroad -finance official * Mexico Feb retail sales rise 0.4% from Jan * Latam FX up 0.2%, stocks add 0.7% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso was down by 1.1% against the dollar on Friday, recovering from falling as much as 5% earlier after reports that Israel had attacked Iran triggered a global risk-off mood. Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil, sources told Reuters. The peso is down 3.5% so far this week and headed for its worst weekly performance since October as a flight to safety hit one of the world's most liquid emerging market currencies.
- Reuters
EMERGING MARKETS-Dollar strength weighs on Latam FX; copper prices lift currencies of Peru, Chile
* 'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some * US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say * Mexican economy up 2.1% y/y in March - preliminary estimate * Latam FX down 0.2%, stocks flat (Updated at 3:30pm ET/1930 GMT) By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Lisa Pauline Mattackal April 18 (Reuters) - A firm dollar continued to pressure most Latin American currencies on Thursday as Federal Reserve officials emphasized few interest rate cuts are on the table this year, although strong copper prices helped Chile's peso and Peru's sol to buck regional weakness. MSCI's index tracking Latam currencies slipped about 0.2% while a basket of regional stocks was flat on the day.
- Reuters
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam currencies dip as dollar weighs, Chilean peso outperforms
* 'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some * US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say * Mexican economy up 2.1% y/y in March - preliminary estimate * Latam FX off 0.2%, stocks up 0.6% By Bansari Mayur Kamdar April 18 (Reuters) - A firm dollar pressured most Latin American currencies on Thursday, although strong copper prices helped Chile's peso to buck regional weakness. The MSCI index for Latam currencies slipped 0.2%, while the stocks index rose 0.6% by 1422 GMT. The U.S. dollar index rebounded from weakness earlier in the day as investors weighed U.S. economic data pointing to labor market strength and Federal Reserve officials' comments that the decline in inflation may have stalled.
