(There will be no London-based emerging markets report on
Friday April 6 and Monday April 9 owing to Easter holidays)
* Emerging equities ease ahead of Easter break; US jobs data
* Chinese stocks jump 1.7 pct; biggest 1-day rise in 2 mths
* Polish zloty flat but bonds fall as cbank turns hawkish
By Sujata Rao
LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Emerging stocks inched down in
holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, a day after suffering their
biggest loss in a month while hawkish signals from Poland’s
central bank pushed local bond yields to two-month highs.
By 0920 GMT MSCI’s emerging equity index was down
0.2 percent, a one-week low. Sentiment has been hit by signals
that no more money printing is likely in the United States while
a poor Spanish bond auction has served as a reminder of the euro
zone’s problems.
These issues are likely to keep a lid on gains across
emerging markets especially ahead of a four-day Easter break and
key U.S. employment data scheduled for release on Friday.
Emerging European stocks fell 0.2 percent.
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