Chilean assets soared on Monday after arch-conservative José Antonio Kast advanced to the second round of voting as a clear favourite against the communist Jeannette Jara.
The peso rose as much as 1.8 percent, reaching its strongest level since October of last year, bucking the downward tend in other emerging-market currencies.
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