By Teresa Cespedes and Marco Aquino
LIMA (Reuters) - The advantage of nationalist Ollanta Humala in voting intentions for the presidency of Peru on free-market friend Keiko Fujimori narrowed, according to a new survey, interpreted by investors as a loss of land to the concerned candidate.
Peruvian financial markets, which have been affected by a negative perception to a new government of Humala, although the former paratrooper has moderated his leftist discourse, "had a reaction upward to the survey.
A decreased 3.8 percentage points difference between the two contenders, according to a survey by the firm CPI released Thursday, days after another Ipsos Apoyo poll that revealed a gap of 6 percentage points.
Humala obtained 40.6 percent of the vote, while Fujimori, daughter of the imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori, achieved 36.8 percent, according to a survey by CPI released by the local newspaper Mail .
"I would say that this difference does not guarantee Ollanta Humala victory," said CPI's director, Manuel Saavedra.
The CPI poll also showed that the invalid votes and undecided is still high, 22.6 percent, a figure that could tip the balance later between the two presidential candidates for the runoff election June 5.
white or invalidated the votes add up to 11.9 percent while 10.7 percent undecided, said ICC.
In a reaction to the new survey, Fujimori said he feels calm and focus on the following days to spread his government program, considered more friendly to the market and investors though plagued by doubts about its democratic profile his father's past.
Former President Alberto Fujimori is serving 25 years in prison on charges of human rights violations and corruption committed during his decade in power (1990-2000).
"We understand that in the second round we have to work with great effort, to convince undecided voters who still are 20 percent," Keiko Fujimori told reporters after a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who is in Lima official visit.
While Humala, who also met with Calderon, avoided commenting on the new poll saying he did not know.
PERUVIAN CURRENCY EXCHANGE AND RISE
financial markets against the Peru-sensitive political context as in any place where securities are traded - responded positively because they assume that Humala, who analysts say has populist proposals that would jeopardize economic stability, is losing ground.
Peru recorded a strong growth rates close to 10 percent a month due to the dynamism of domestic demand and exports of raw materials.
At 1110 local time (1610 GMT), the general index of the Lima stock exchange rose 3.8 percent, while the index which brings together the leading roles was up 4.5 percent also helped by higher metals prices.
Meanwhile, the Peruvian currency, the sun was up 0.39 percent to 2.820 against the dollar units in the middle of strong sales of local banks got rid of the greenback to prevent further losses.
"Basically the survey (...) is driving the market and most investors are betting on Keiko," said analyst Leoncio Altamirano, Juan Magot home market and Associates.
The survey by ICC was performed between 20 and 24 April 1800 people and has a margin of error of 2.3 percentage points.
The survey said that considering only the valid votes, excluding blank and null as the electoral jury takes into account the result-Humala obtained 52.5 percent and Fujimori would total 47.5 percent.
Saavedra
CPI also stressed the core vote, which shows the respondents expressed security of your preference.
"In the case of Ollanta Humala is 92 percent, which means it will be very difficult to change. This is a higher percentage than does Fujimori, to 86.8 percent," said Saavedra.
Humala and Fujimori were the two leading candidates in the first round on April 10, gaining 31.7 percent and 23.6 percent of the votes, respectively, according to official count total.
(Reporting by Teresa Cespedes, Edited by Lucila Sigal and Silene Ramirez)
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