Mexico Bolsa Falls on Shift to Brazil, Yields: Latin Stocks
Mexican stocks fell for a second day, led by America Movil SA, as investors sold Mexican stocks to increase positions in Brazil after Fitch raised the South American country’s debt outlook.
The Bolsa index of the most-traded stocks in Mexico City fell 346.41, or 2.2 percent, to 15,098.96 at 1:15 p.m. New York time. Elsewhere, Argentina’s Merval fell 37.44, or 2.3 percent, to 1606.52.
Mexican stocks extended their decline today after Fitch Ratings yesterday revised the outlook on Brazil’s debt to “positive'’ from “stable.'’ Fitch rates Brazil BB-, three levels below investment grade and the same as Turkey and Ukraine. Standard & Poor’s yesterday upgraded Brazil’s Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, the world’s largest iron-ore, to BBB, four levels above the country’s BB rating.
“Yesterday’s revision of Brazil’s debt outlook provoked investors to go to Brazil instead of Mexico,'’ said Hector Chavez Rios, who heads equities trading risk arbitrage at Santander Central Hispano SA’s Mexican unit in Mexico City. Mexican stocks also declined as some investors shifted money to fixed-income securities in order to tap rising yields, Chavez Rios said.
Argentina’s Merval fell for a fifth day in seven, heading to its lowest level in a month, after a Federal Reserve official said there’s a risk inflation will accelerate, increasing the likelihood of higher U.S. interest rates. Grupo Financiero Galicia SA, the country’s biggest banking group, led the drop.
Federal Reserve Governor Donald Kohn yesterday said central bank policy makers are “particularly focused'’ on the risk that higher energy costs will stoke inflation.
“The possibility of higher rates in the U.S. gets the market nervous,'’ said Juan Jose Vazquez, an analyst at Bull Market Brokers SA in Buenos Aires. “There will be a flight to quality, and emerging markets will suffer.'’
In other Latin American markets, main indexes in Colombia and Peru rose, while Chile’s fell. Morgan Stanley’s index of Latin American stocks fell 1.2 percent to 1975.82.
The following stocks made significant gains or losses in Latin American markets today. Symbols are in parentheses after the company name.
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The Mexican Bolsa fell 186.60, or 1.3 percent, to 14,425.62 as of 2:51 p.m. New York time, reducing the gain in the week to 0.1 percent. Elsewhere in the region, Brazil's Bovespa was little changed, falling 26.54, or 0.1 percent, to 26,443.36.
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The Bolsa
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Traders said a late-session dip in the Dow Jones industrial average prompted some selling in Latin American markets.
The Dow lost 1.20 points, or 0.01 percent, to 11,102.51 after rising a total of 230 points the first two days this week.
Brazils benchmark Ibovespa stocks index ended 0.24 percent lower at 36,681 points in thin volume.
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The Mexican Bolsa rose 120.64, or 0.8 percent, to 15,151.26 at 12:40 New York time. Wal-Mart de Mexico, Latin America's biggest retailer, rose for a fifth day in six as Chief Executive Eduardo Solorzano elaborated on the company's expansion plans in a speech to investors in New York.
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