EMERGING MARKETS-Turkish lira leads declines in emerging market currencies

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EMERGING MARKETS-Turkish lira leads declines in emerging market currencies
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* Turkish lira down 0.8 pct, stocks, bonds slip

* Russian stocks, rouble edge up; oil prices firm

* Hungarian stocks improve to record high

By Aaron Saldanha

April 12 (Reuters) - Turkey led declines in most emerging market currencies on Friday, with the lira sliding as investor disappointment over the government's economic reform plan unveiled this week left a pall over the currency.

A reform plan released on Wednesday featuring a 28 billion lira ($4.85 billion) capital injection into Turkish state banks did little to soothe frayed nerves as the government tries to gain market credibility and deliver a turnaround for the battered economy. index of emerging market currencies .MIEM00000CUS dipped 0.1 percent, while the developing world stocks index .MSCIEF edged lower.

Turkey's lira TRY= was 0.8 percent weaker on the day after plumbing three-week lows. It is poised to post a 2.6 percent drop on the week.

"If you look at the Turkish lira I don't see any reason why it would appreciate," said Guillaume Tresca, senior emerging market strategist at Credit Agricole (PA: CAGR ). He said "there was really nothing new" with the reform plan despite investors' expectations being quite low.

"It's not a real market...you don't take the risk on TRY, or if you do it is just for one, two or maybe three days," Tresca said, referring to Turkish authorities recent squeeze on lira short-sellers in the offshore market. stocks .XU100 fell 0.7 percent on broad-based losses, while the country's dollar bonds dipped across the curve. has stood its ground against the United States in recent weeks over procuring a Russian missile defence system, saying it would look elsewhere if it cannot get Patriot missile shields and F-35 jets from Washington.

Russia's rouble RUB= improved slightly, with stronger prices of oil LCOc1 , a key export. Stocks .IMOEX rose 0.3 percent, primarily on gains among energy firms' shares. O/R

South Africa's rand ZAR= softened slightly, while stocks .JTOPI were little changed.

In emerging Europe, Hungary's forint was marginally softer against the euro EURHUF= , while stocks .BUX ticked up 0.1 percent to a record high.

Among the index's top gainers was automotive sector-focused investment firm AutoWallis Nyrt AUTW.BU , which rose 2.6 percent.

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($1 = 5.7767 liras)

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