Mexico stocks jump, led by gains in telecoms

Tue Dec 2, 2008 9:46am EST
 
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MEXICO CITY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks jumped on Tuesday, led by telecommunications holding company company Carso Telecom (TELECOMA1.MX), following steep losses on Monday and on renewed hopes for a bailout of the U.S. auto industry.

The benchmark IPC stock index .MXX gained 1.02 percent to 19,733 in opening trade. (Reporting by Michael O'Boyle; Editing by James Dalgleish)

 
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