Reuters
EMERGING MARKETS-Latin American stocks, FX set to outperform EM peers
* Latam currencies, stocks eye slim quarterly gains * Brazil’s real rises ahead of elections * Investors confident Brazil to stay on course after vote * Polls suggest Lula will beat incumbent Bolsonaro on Oct. 2 (Updates prices, comment) By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Amruta Khandekar Sept 30 (Reuters) – Currencies and stocks of resource-heavy Latin American countries are set for slim gains this quarter, outperforming their emerging market peers, while Brazil’s real gained on Friday ahead of the country’s general elections. Regional currencies advanced 0.5% on Friday, but were set to record sharp losses in a week marked by jitters around rising interest rates, intensifying geopolitical tensions as well as the British government’s controversial economic growth plan.
