EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico's peso eyes ninth week of gains; Stocks in Chile dip

Latin American currencies advanced against a weak dollar on Friday with Mexico's peso eyeing a ninth-straight week of gains, while stocks in Chile were set to end lower for the first time in five weeks. The Mexican peso climbed about half a percent, a day after data showed that inflation for the first half of January rose at a milder pace than forecast, despite gasoline shortages suffered in many parts of the country amid a government crackdown on