PARIS, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – The London futures market fell more than four percent on Wednesday on the increasingly likely victory of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in US elections. Futures, which give an indication of how markets will open, lost 4.4 percent in line with other indexes around the world.
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London futures fall more than 4% on prospect of Trump win
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Clinton wins western state of Nevada: US networks
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (APP/AFP): Democrat Hillary Clinton kept alive her hopes of being elected president, winning the western state of Nevada, US networks projected on Tuesday. Nevada has six Electoral College votes, allowing Clinton to make up a little of her deficit to Republican Donald Trump, who has a substantial lead. The first candidate to […]
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US Election Night: Electoral college count
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – The following is a running tally of states claimed by presidential hopefuls Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in their race for the White House, according to network projections. Candidates are racing to hit the magic number of 270 electoral votes, an absolute majority of the 538 […]
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Dollar tumbles against yen, euro on strong Trump showing
TOKYO, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – The dollar tumbled against the yen and euro while the Mexican peso fell off a cliff as polling results in the knife-edge US presidential race pointed to a strong showing by Donald Trump. The greenback plunged 3.8 percent to 101.47 yen and shed more than two percent against the euro, […]
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Tokyo stocks dive 5.5% as Trump closes in on White House
TOKYO, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks nosedived Wednesday as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to be closing in on victory in the knife-edge race for the White House. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index plummeted 5.5 percent, or 949.36 points, to 16,222.02 in afternoon trading.
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Trump wins Iowa, edging closer to White House: media
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Republican billionaire Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the state of Iowa Tuesday, inching closer to winning the White House in a shock upset, television networks projected. The midwestern US state has six Electoral College votes, moving the Manhattan property mogul closer to the total of 270 needed to […]