PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – The Mexican peso fell for a third straight day on Friday, reacting to a rise in the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged and offered an optimistic outlook for the economy. The peso was trading at 19.3391 pesos per U.S. dollar, down 0.20 percent compared with the Reuters reference price on Thursday. The Mexican currency has lost 0.80 percent overall this week.
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