09 Mar EMERGING MARKETS-Latin American equities jump on U.S. jobs data
(Updates prices)
SAO PAULO, March 9 (Reuters) – Latin American equities
soared across the board on Friday, with Brazil’s benchmark
Bovespa index gaining the most intraday in three weeks,
after new economic data in the United States eased fears of
tighter monetary policy there.
The U.S. Labor Department said non-farm payrolls rose by
313,000 jobs in February, the biggest increase in more than
1-1/2 years.
Crucially, wage growth was relatively subdued, which
tempered concerns that th
SAO PAULO, March 9 (Reuters) – Latin American equities
soared across the board on Friday, with Brazil’s benchmark
Bovespa index gaining the most intraday in three weeks,
after new economic data in the United States eased fears of
tighter monetary policy there.
The U.S. Labor Department said non-farm payrolls rose by
313,000 jobs in February, the biggest increase in more than
1-1/2 years.
Crucially, wage growth was relatively subdued, which
tempered concerns that th
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