(Updated at 1501 GMT)
* Fibra Macquarie announces shareholder backing for
Terrafina
takeover
* Colombia 12-month inflation rate at 7.18% in June
* Chile central bank issues new regulations on securitized
bonds
* Latam stocks up 0.6%, FX up 0.5%

By Johann M  Cherian
       July 9 (Reuters) - The Mexican and Colombian pesos were
among the top gainers in Latin America on Tuesday, as signs of
persistent price pressures in the region's oil exporters cast
doubts on the outlook for interest rate cuts by local central
banks.         
    Mexico's currency strengthened 0.4% to a two-week
high after data showed headline inflation accelerated more than
expected for the fourth-straight month in June on a boost from
food costs.
    Reflecting on the report, Bank of Mexico Deputy Governor
Jonathan Heath said on social media platform X that domestic
inflation in June was "very worrying".
    Still, Kimberley Sperrfechter, emerging markets economist at
Capital Economics, said: "While there's still a lot of
uncertainty around the next rate decision in August, we think
that the easing of core price pressures, alongside the weak run
of activity data and the rebound in the peso leave an August
rate cut in play."
    Colombia's peso appreciated 0.7% to a more than
three-week high after data showed inflation stood at 0.32% in
June, higher than expectations of 0.27% by economists polled by
Reuters.
    Chile's peso and Peru's sol also strengthened
0.8% and 0.7%, respectively, as prices of copper were steady.
 Chile and Peru are producers of the red metal.
    Chile's central bank issued new regulations allowing banks
to acquire securitized bonds with underlying assets of credits
originated by the same institution, so-called retained
securitization. Local sovereign bonds were largely flat.
    MSCI's index tracking Latin American currencies
 climbed 0.5% against the dollar, while Brazil's
real climbed 0.6%, ahead of Wednesday's June inflation
data, with economists expecting the index to rise to 4.35%, from
3.93% in the month before aided by increased government spending
and a tight labour market.   
    MSCI's index tracking regional bourses
climbed 0.6%. The index has lost over 14.9% year-to-date as
political uncertainty in the region's top economies, along with
central banks delaying monetary policy easing, weighed on risk
taking.
    Brazilian stocks inched up 0.1%, with Iguatemi
 climbing 1.3%, after the company signed a contract
with Combrashop to take a 54% stake in Shopping Rio Sul.
    Mexico's main stock index added 0.4%, with Fibra
Macquarie slipping 0.1% after the real estate
investment trust announced an offer to buy Terrafina Real
Estate. 
    Chile's main stock index fell 0.4%. Copper mining
giant Codelco            is looking to buy a 10% stake in
Canadian company Teck's Quebrada Blanca copper mine
from state-owned Enami for about $500 million, a report said. 
    Elsewhere, Argentine President Javier Milei signed a
long-delayed pact with provincial governors. Local markets were
closed on account of a holiday.
        
    Key Latin American stock indexes and currencies:

    
 Latin American market                       
 prices from Reuters                  
                                      
   Stock indexes            Latest    Daily %
                                      change
 MSCI Emerging Markets       1111.31     0.36
                                      
 MSCI LatAm                  2264.09     0.63
                                      
 Brazil Bovespa            126823.37     0.22
                                      
 Mexico IPC                 53097.75     0.36
                                      
 Chile IPSA                  6491.46    -0.45
                                      
 Argentina MerVal               0.00        0
                                      
 Colombia COLCAP             1375.59    -0.54
                                      
                                             
       Currencies           Latest    Daily %
                                      change
 Brazil real                  5.4421     0.63
                                      
 Mexico peso                 17.9414     0.30
                                      
 Chile peso                    931.4     0.88
                                      
 Colombia peso                4020.6     0.59
 Peru sol                     3.7827    -0.17
                                      
 Argentina peso             917.0000    -0.11
 (interbank)                          
                                      
 Argentina peso                 1420     0.00
 (parallel)                           
                                      
 
 (Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru
Editing by Matthew Lewis)