MAN WALKS BY A MEXICAN CURRENCY CHANGING HOUSE PESO TO US DOLLAR RATE BOARD, 1999-02-10 (photo)

A man walks by a Mexican currency changing house Peso-U.S. Dollar rate board, in Mexico City June 26, 2002. Mexicos's peso closed today at its weakest level since early 1999 and stocks hit new year lows on fear investors will sell Mexican assets to raise cash in the wake of U.S. phone company WorldCom's revelation of billions in accounting irregularities. Mexico's beleaguered peso currency shed 1.2 percent from Tuesday to close at 10.004 per U.S. dollar, its weakest level since February 10, 1999, raising chances that Mexico's central bank would restrict liquidity in the local money market to support the currency and calm inflation fears. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar DA/HB