(Bloomberg) -- The Mexican peso is weighing down the index for emerging-market currencies Friday as risk assets take a hit from the latest flare-up in Middle East tensions. Most Read from BloombergElon Wants His Money BackNew York’s Rich Get Creative to Flee State Taxes. Auditors Are On to ThemDubai Grinds to Standstill as Flooding Hits CityIsrael Reported to Have Launched Retaliatory Strike on Iran‘Mag Seven’ Get Crushed Before Next Week’s Results: Markets WrapThe gauge touched the lowest level