EMERGING MARKETS-Emerging stocks hit lowest since May 2017, lira firms
By Claire Milhench
LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - MSCI's benchmark emerging equities index .MSCIEF extended losses on Wednesday, hitting its lowest since May 2017 as trade tensions troubled Asian bourses, while Turkey's lira firmed ahead of an expected rate rise on Thursday.
China has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it wants to impose $7 billion a year in sanctions on the United States in retaliation for Washington's non-compliance with a ruling in a dispute over U.S. dumping duties. U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States was taking a tough stance with China. are many external factors which weigh negatively on the psychology of investors - trade wars for example, which is not just pitching one country versus another, but conflicts are now widespread, with many countries involved and affected," said Cristian Maggio, head of emerging markets strategy at TD Securities.
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney also warned that China's financial system posed one of the bigger risks to global financial stability. bourses took the brunt of the selling, with the Asia ex-Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS index having fallen for 10 straight sessions, its longest losing streak since September 2000.
Chinese mainland shares .SSEC closed at their lowest level since January 2016, down 0.3 percent, with the blue-chip index down .CSI300 0.7 percent, its weakest close since August 2016.
China's yuan CNY= hit its lowest level against the dollar in 2-1/2 weeks after an official guidance rate was fixed at its weakest since Aug. 24. rupee plumbed another record low INR= before firming 0.4 percent, with inflation seen slipping below the central bank's medium-term target in August. Korea's won KRW= also slipped 0.4 percent as unemployment hit an eight-year high in August. the Turkish lira TRY= firmed 0.4 percent ahead of Thursday's central bank meeting. The bank signalled it would take action after inflation surged to 17.9 percent in August, its highest in nearly a decade and a half. central bank can't afford not to hike as this would trigger another steep sell off in the currency," Maggio said, adding that over the longer term, the risk was the bank would continue to fall behind the curve.
Turkish stocks .XU100 rose 0.9 percent, with the banking sector .XBANK up 0.4 percent.
Elsewhere in emerging Europe, Russia's rouble RUB= fell 0.2 percent to around 69.5 per dollar, while Moscow shares .IMOEX gained 0.4 percent.
Earlier this week the rouble touched 70.60 per dollar, its weakest since mid-March 2016, on the threat of more U.S. sanctions against Moscow.
Trump could sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday slapping sanctions on any foreign companies or people who interfere in U.S. elections. Czech crown EURCZK= firmed 0.35 percent against the euro to its strongest since mid-May after the central bank governor signalled the bank could increase interest rates as soon as this month. Argentina kept its interest rate at 60 percent as expected, with the peso ARS= taking another hit, slipping 1.5 percent. GRAPHIC on emerging market FX performance 2018, see http://tmsnrt.rs/2e7eoml For GRAPHIC on MSCI emerging index performance 2018, see http://tmsnrt.rs/2dZbdP5
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Equities
Latest
Net Chg % Chg % Chg
on year
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS )
Emrg Mkt Indx .MSCIEF 1002.58
-0.75 -0.07 -13.46
Czech Rep
1090.23
+8.79 +0.81 +1.12
Poland
2255.82
+7.47 +0.33 -8.35
Hungary
36450.78 +78.84 +0.22 -7.43
Romania
8270.44 -11.67 -0.14 +6.66
Greece
699.87
+7.83 +1.13 -12.77
Russia
1063.59
+7.69 +0.73 -7.87
South Africa
.JTOPI 50091.36 +49.27 +0.10 -4.65
Turkey
.XU100 93256.68 +867.57 +0.94 -19.14
China
2656.11
-8.69 -0.33 -19.69
India
.BSESN 37625.61 +212.48 +0.57 +10.48
Currencies
Latest
Prev
Local
Local
close currency currency
% change % change
in 2018
Czech Rep
EURCZK=
25.55
25.64 +0.35
-0.09
Poland
EURPLN=
4.31
4.30 -0.13
-3.07
Hungary
EURHUF= 324.69
324.44 -0.08
-4.36
Romania
EURRON=
4.63
4.63 -0.11
+0.93
Serbia
EURRSD= 118.34
118.32 -0.02
+0.05
Russia
RUB=
69.47
69.38 -0.13 -17.00
Kazakhstan
KZT=
377.67
380.57 +0.77 -11.88
Ukraine
28.01
28.08 +0.25
+0.48
South Africa ZAR=
15.03
15.05 +0.13 -17.76
Kenya
KES=
100.70
100.65 -0.05
+2.38
Israel
ILS=
3.59
3.58 -0.25
-3.05
Turkey
TRY=
6.39
6.42 +0.41 -40.73
China
CNY=
6.87
6.87 +0.05
-5.25
India
INR=
72.35
72.63 +0.39 -11.78
Brazil
4.15
4.15 +0.01 -20.23
Mexico
19.13
19.18 +0.28
+2.71
Debt
Index Strip Spd Chg %Rtn Index
Sov'gn Debt 11EML EMBIG 403
2
.00 7 60.53 1
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