EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks, currencies extend slide on Chinese, US data
February 03, 2014 at 15:02 PM EST
By Walter Brandimarte and Carolyn Cohn RIO DE JANEIRO/LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Emerging-market stocks extended a two-week sell-off on Monday as weak Chinese and U.S. manufacturing data weighed on shares, while the currencies of South Africa and Turkey weakened after policymakers poured cold water on expectations of higher domestic interest rates. January data showing China's factory growth eased to a six-month low, while its services sector slowed to a five-year low, increased fears th