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Mexico stocks sink 1 pct on credit crisis worries

Thu Oct 2, 2008 9:50am EDT

MEXICO CITY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks fell sharply on Thursday as a crisis in credit markets and caution about the fate of a $700 billion rescue plan for the U.S. financial sector kept investors on edge before a House of Representatives vote.

The benchmark IPC stock index .MXX dropped 1.06 percent to 24,852 points in early trade. (Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)



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