Fed’s Higher Rates Cool Brazilian Stocks

Latin American stocks closed mixed to lower, as investors remained cautious as they awaited tomorrow’s decision on U.S. interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board. Still, Mexican equities leapt to their second consecutive record closing high.

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