Latin America FX, stocks slip after strong week
Brazil economic activity rises in June
EM debt funds see worst outflows since May - BofA
BHP Escondida strike ends
Updated at 3:15 p.m. ET/1915 GMT
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Shubham Batra
Aug 16 (Reuters) -Latin American stocks and currencies edged lower on Friday, though indexes tracking the region were set for weekly gains after data eased concerns of slowing growth while keeping intact the case for a Federal Reserve September interest rate cut.
MSCI's index tracking Latin American currencies .MILA00000CUS was down 0.1%, while stocks .MILA00000PUS slipped about 0.2%.
For the week, the currency index was on track to gain 0.5%, while the stocks index looked to rise 3%. More broadly, MSCI's index of global emerging market stocks .MSCIEF was on pace for its best week since April with a nearly 3% gain.
Stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales data on Thursday capped a broadly positive week for risk assets, as it brought relief to investors worried about growth in the world's largest economy while traders held bets for a September rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
"Recent robust U.S. data should alleviate concerns about the economic outlook and provide support to EM FX and credit spreads. However, we think the rates rally looks stretched and geopolitical tail risks, especially in the Middle East, remain a key source of uncertainty," said a note from Barclays.
The growth picture for individual economies in the region also picked up. Data showed Brazil's IBC-Br index, a predictor of gross domestic product, beat forecasts with a seasonally adjusted 1.4% rise in June versus a forecast for 0.5% growth.
Brazil's real BRL= edged higher against the dollar.
Declining oil prices weighed on the currencies of the region's producers, with the dollar rising 0.4% against Colombia's peso COP=.
Brazil's Bovespa .BVSP slipped 0.1% and Argentina's Merval .MERV rose 1.3%, but bourses in Mexico .MXX, Colombia .COLCAP and Peru .SPBLPGPT slipped between 0.3% and 0.8%.
All major regional bourses were set for weekly gains, led by the Merval's 3.8% rise.
Lower interest rates in the U.S. typically boost demand for higher-yielding emerging market assets. BNY Mellon flow data showed larger purchases of high-yielding currencies in Latin American and emerging Central European economies.
EM equities extended their inflow streak for an 11th week, adding $1 billion in the week to Wednesday, according to data from Bank of America Global Research.
However, the data showed investors remain wary of EM debt, with bond-focused funds notching their biggest outflows since May at $1 billion.
Meanwhile, copper prices CMCU3 dropped after a deal was reached to halt a strike at BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile, easing supply concerns. Shares of the mining giant BHP.AX were up 2%.
Key Latin American stock indexes and currencies at 1925 GMT:
Stock indexes | Latest | Daily % change | YTD % change |
MSCI Emerging Markets .MSCIEF | 1095.34 | 1.8 | 5.01 |
MSCI LatAm .MILA00000PUS | 2317.91 | -0.16 | -12.81 |
Brazil Bovespa .BVSP | 134022.40 | -0.1 | -0.12 |
Mexico IPC .MXX | 54092.08 | -0.32 | -5.74 |
Chile IPSA .SPIPSA | 6457.63 | 0.82 | 3.346 |
Argentina MerVal .MERV | 1666509.80 | 1.377 | 79.25 |
Colombia COLCAP .COLCAP | 1355.83 | -0.31 | 13.457 |
Currencies | Latest | Daily % change | YTD % change |
Brazil real BRBY | 5.4690 | 0.26 | -39.42 |
Mexico peso MXN=D2 | 18.6203 | 0.09 | 5.79 |
Chile peso CLP=CL | 938.5 | -0.64 | -34.51 |
Colombia peso COP= | 4027.36 | -0.38 | -25.96 |
Peru sol PEN=PE | 3.7233 | 0.17 | -13.06 |
Argentina peso (interbank) ARS=RASL | 941.0000 | 0.00 | -98.02 |
Argentina peso (parallel) ARSB= | 1325 | 1.89 | -98.55 |
Reporting by Lisa Mattackal and Shubham Batra in Bengaluru; Editing by Barbara Lewis and Jonathan Oatis
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