Most emerging market currencies were steady to higher on Monday while regional bourses ticked up as traders awaited U.S. data later in the week for clues on the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate path. Bourses rose broadly, with Hungary's main index up 0.4%, Turkish stocks gaining 0.2% and South Africa's main index up 0.1%. MSCI's gauge of global stocks jumped 0.4%, lifted by gains in heavyweight Asian chip stocks.