Mexico peso sinks to 1-month low on downgrade bets

Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:10pm EST
 
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MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso sank to a one-month low on Friday, hurt by concerns tax reforms passed last weekend will not be enough to stave off a downgrade of the country's debt.

The peso MXN=MEX01 lost 1.1 percent to 13.433 per U.S. dollar, pushing past the 13.40 level, where traders said stop losses were layered. (Reporting by Michael O'Boyle)

 

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