By Andrea Jaramillo
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous day’s session.
Peru: The national statistics agency is set to release its September trade report today. Peru’s trade surplus widened to $541.2 million in August from $506 million in the same month a year earlier.
The sol rose 0.4 percent to 2.8870 per dollar.
The yield on Peru’s 8.6 percent bond maturing August 2017 rose one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 4.97 percent, according to Citigroup Inc.’s unit in Lima.
Other prices in Latin American markets:
Argentina: The peso was little changed at 3.8152 per dollar.
The yield on the country’s inflation-linked peso bonds due in December 2033 fell 11 basis points to 11.35 percent, according to Citigroup Inc.’s local unit.
Brazil: The real jumped 1.3 percent to 1.6989 per dollar.
The yield on the zero-coupon, real-denominated bond due in January 2010 rose two basis points to 8.66 percent, according to Bloomberg prices.
Chile: The peso climbed 1.8 percent to 512.50 per dollar.
The yield for a basket of Chile’s 10-year peso bonds in inflation-linked currency units, called unidades de fomento, fell four basis points to 3.01 percent, according to Bloomberg composite prices.
Colombia: The peso rose 0.9 percent to 1,966.34 per dollar.
The yield on Colombia’s benchmark 11 percent bonds due July 2020 rose one basis point to 8.19 percent, according to Colombia’s stock exchange.
Mexico: The peso strengthened 1.1 percent to 13.2663 per dollar.
The yield on Mexico’s 10 percent bond due December 2024 fell one basis point to 8.25 percent, according to Banco Santander SA.
To contact the reporter on this story: Andrea Jaramillo in Bogota at ajaramillo1@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: November 9, 2009 21:00 EST
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