Stocks, peso sink on economic jitters
Dow Jones - Mexico's stocks fell and the peso slumped against the dollar Thursday, as a drop in claims for U.S. unemployment benefits failed to soothe growing fears that a U.S. slowdown will hurt Mexico's economy. The IPC index fell 0.7 percent, or 235.73 points, to close at 31217.99. The peso closed at 13.0565 to the dollar, compared to 12.9985 at Wednesday's close.
