Reuters: US Dollar Report: EMERGING MARKETS-Latam FX gains with US stocks, Brazil real flat

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EMERGING MARKETS-Latam FX gains with US stocks, Brazil real flat Jan 9th 2013, 19:59 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Currencies » Bonds News » Bonds » Markets » Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:59pm EST * Good start to U.S. earnings season spark risk appetite * Real muted on perception that central bank doesn't want it stronger * Brazil real closes unchanged; Mexican peso gains 0.5 percent By Danielle Fonseca SAO PAULO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies rose on Wednesday as a good start to the U.S. earnings season encouraged investors to take risk in emerging markets, although the Brazilian real was little changed on the perception that policymakers do not want a much stronger currency. The Mexican peso climbed 0.5 percent to 12.7349 per U.S. dollar, leading gains in the region, as U.S. stocks rose after two days of declines. The Chilean peso climbed a quarter of a percentage point, resuming a gaining trend that had been interrupted on Tuesday by comments from Finance Minister Felipe Larrain, who said the government and the central bank may come up with "coordinated action" to prevent the currency from gaining further. "The market was calmer today after the finance minister's verbal intervention," said Carlos Martinez, head of the money desk of Vantrust Capital in Santiago. "The economic fundamentals and interest rate differentials suggest that the peso will continue to appreciate." The Chilean peso has rallied more than 1 percent in the first few days of 2013, on top of gains of nearly 8.5 percent in 2012. The Brazilian real ended practically stable at 2.0366 per dollar, right in the central bank's comfort zone. Brazilian policymakers intervened heavily at the end of 2012 to strengthen the real beyond 2.05 per dollar. Still, investors believe that policymakers want the real to remain weaker than two per dollar to support industry. "The real will likely remain around 2.03 per dollar, driven by dollar inflows but without any meaningful rallies," said Italo dos Santos, a currency specialist with Icap brokerage. Latin American FX prices at 1945 GMT: Currencies daily % YTD % change change Latest Brazil real 2.0366 0.03 0.01 Mexico peso 12.7349 0.53 1.02 Argentina peso* 7.1000 -0.70 -4.51 Chile peso 471.0000 0.25 1.63 Colombia peso 1,768.7500 0.18 -0.16 Peru sol 2.5500 -0.12 0.04 * Argentine peso's rate between brokerages Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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