Latin American Stocks Mostly Lower; Global Data, Spanish Reticence Sends All But Mexico Sliding

Latin American markets are mostly lower, although Mexican stocksare managing to remain pretty steady, extending their strongshowing this summer. Traders appear to be taking their cues frommarkets elsewhere, which are mostly lower following lacklusterGerman and Japanese economic data and Spain balking at a bailout ofits struggling financial system until it receives more informationon its