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Chinese banks sell dollars to cushion yuan's drop
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Ukraine's dollar sovereign bonds rally
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Mexican peso slumps to two-year low
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Equities in India, Turkey jump as oil prices drop
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MSCI EM stocks, FX index lose 0.6% each
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By Johann M Cherian
Nov 6 (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies and stocks
suffered broad losses on Wednesday after a U.S. election win by
Republican Donald Trump sent the dollar sharply higher and
raised the spectre of fresh trade barriers.
MSCI's index tracking currencies in major developing markets
was on track for its biggest one-day drop since
February 2023, down 0.6%, as the dollar strengthened over 1.4%
and U.S. Treasury yields spiked.
A gauge for emerging market stocks also lost 0.6%,
and was close to a one-month low.
Trump recaptured the White House, securing more than the 270
Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison
Research projected on Wednesday, defeating Vice President Kamala
Harris.
Shaniel Ramjee, co-head of multi asset at Pictet Asset
Management, said some high-beta currencies like the Mexican peso
were reacting negatively to the likelihood of tariffs, with the
Republicans also winning control of the Senate.
A Republican Senate would mean less resistance to Trump's
fiscal plans, which analysts say could stoke inflation, keep the
dollar elevated and pressure inflows into emerging markets.
Mexico's peso weakened 2.6% to touch a more than two
year low, trading last at 20.6 to the dollar. The Latin American
country could face trade and immigration barriers, as Trump has
threatened a 200% surcharge on auto exports to the United
States.
Expectations that Trump could impose tariffs of 60% or more
on goods from China, sent domestic Chinese stocks
lower, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid
2.2%.
The yuan weakened 1.1% - its biggest one-day drop
since Oct 2022, amid reports that lenders were selling dollars
to cushion the yuan's decline.
Ukraine's hryvnia strengthened 2% and
international sovereign bonds gained with some traders betting
that a Trump presidency could mean a quicker end to the
Ukraine-Russia war.
India's rupee hit a record low and South Africa
declined 1.3%, while Turkey's lira firmed
0.2%.
Equity indexes in India added over 1%,
while Turkish stocks jumped about 2.8%, as prices of
crude oil - a key resource for the net importers - dropped over
1%.
In central and eastern Europe, Hungary's forint
led declines with a 0.8% drop against the euro to mark a fresh
22-month low, while Poland's zloty weakened 0.3% ahead
of a central bank interest rate decision later in the day.
Israel's shekel firmed 0.4%. Trump's stance on
sanctions is perceived as detrimental to the country's arch
rival Iran, along with others such as Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.