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Mexican stocks dive on U.S. recession fears

Tue Oct 7, 2008 3:30pm EDT

MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks deepened steep losses on Tuesday as fears mounted that the rapidly spreading credit crisis would drag the economy of the United States into recession.

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The IPC stock index .MXX dropped 3.33 percent to 21,025 points. (Reporting by Michael O'Boyle)



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