EMERGING MARKETS-Currencies, stocks steady but pressure remains
January 31, 2014 at 14:50 PM EST
By Walter Brandimarte and Sujata Rao RIO DE JANEIRO/LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Emerging markets steadied on Friday after a roller-coaster week, but currencies such as the Russian rouble and the Turkish lira still traded near multi-year lows despite strong central bank support. Emerging market stocks tracked by a benchmark MSCI index ended January with losses of 6.7 percent, similar to those recorded last June, when investors were growing worried about when U.S. policymakers would start