EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks mostly down after oil prices dip

(Updates with latest prices)

By Bruno Federowski

SAO PAULO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks were

mostly down on Monday after a dip in oil prices weighed on

indices across the region.

A near 15 percent slump in U.S. crude prices in July, the

worst monthly loss in a year, triggered liquidation as trading

began for August and U.S. crude fell below $40 per barrel for

the first time since April.

Brazil's country's benchmark Bovespa stock index

slipped 0.96 percent as lowe

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