EMERGING MARKETS-Brazilian real bounces back after rout; poll helps

SAO PAULO, June 28 (Reuters) - The Brazilian real climbed almost 1 percent against the dollar on Thursday, as a rout on Wednesday led to a technical correction and a key poll showed Brazil's left failing to gain steam in presidential elections scheduled for October. On Wednesday, the real led losses across the region, falling over 2 percent, as lingering trade concerns weighed on currencies across the region. A decision by a Supreme Court Justice that all privatizations in Brazil must be approved by Congress also hit the currency. However, traders saw an opportunity to buy back in on Thursday, pushing the currency up 0.92 percent against the dollar. A closely watched presidential poll helped lift spirits as well, as left-wing candidates continued to lag. The poll conducted by industry group Ibope showed far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro leading with 17 percent of voters' intentions, followed by environmentalist Marina Silva. Center-left populist Ciro Gomes registered 8 percent of voter intentions. While Bolsonaro's comments on various social issues are distasteful to many and he supported interventionist economics until recently, many see his leftist rivals as more of a threat to the health of the Brazilian market. "Internally, the Ibope poll contributed (to the real's rise), as it showed a left without momentum," said José Faria Júnior, head of Sao Paulo consultancy Wagner Investimentos. Elsewhere in Latin America, the Mexican peso also rose strongly, climbing 1.27 percent against the dollar, after falling on Wednesday. Traders also said that a downward revision in first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product growth figures helped push the greenback down against emerging market currencies. Across the region, equities markets were mixed with Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index the big winner, climbing 0.81 percent by late morning. Gains among heavily weighted banking stocks such as Banco Bradesco SA and Itau Unibanco Holding SA, which were both up over 1.5 percent, supported the index as traders bought in following significant losses on Wednesday. Key Latin American stock indexes and currencies at 1457 GMT: Stock indexes daily % YTD % Latest change change MSCI Emerging Markets 1044.15 -0.76 -9.18 MSCI LatAm 2422.25 0.37 -14.67 Brazil Bovespa 71179.30 0.81 -6.84 Mexico IPC 46768.17 -0.23 -5.24 Chile IPSA 5276.64 0 -5.17 Chile IGPA 26793.02 -0.01 -4.24 Argentina MerVal 26048.40 0.49 -13.36 Colombia IGBC 12319.82 0.57 8.35 Venezuela IBC 84662.80 1.02 6602.57 Currencies daily % YTD % change change Latest Brazil real 3.8385 0.92 -13.68 Mexico peso 19.9180 1.27 -1.10 Chile peso 648.47 -0.46 -5.22 Colombia peso 2936.4 0.28 1.55 Peru sol 3.272 0.03 -1.07 Argentina peso 27.7000 -0.94 -32.85 (interbank) Argentina peso 28.1 -0.53 -31.57 (parallel) (Reporting by Gram Slattery; Additional reporting by Camila Moreira; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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