10-08-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com

Argentine presidential race wide open after primaries

Argentina's presidential race was wide open on Monday and likely to be settled in a run-off vote after primaries indicated ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli did not have enough support to win outright in the first round. The prospect of a head-to-head between Scioli and his more business-friendly rival, Mauricio Macri, sent Argentine bond prices higher, with defaulted U.S. dollar discount bonds hitting a two-month high. Macri has promised to unravel swiftly outgoing President Cristina Fe
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