HONG KONG, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Hong Kong stocks plunged in the morning session Wednesday as incoming results from the US presidential election suggested Donald Trump was leading markets favourite Hillary Clinton in the White House race. The Hang Seng index fell 2.82 percent, or 646.73 points, to 22,262.74 by the break. The benchmark Shanghai […]
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Hong Kong stocks plunge as Trump wins key states
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Trump wins Florida, N. Carolina in major blow to Clinton: networks
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Republican billionaire Donald Trump added key battleground states Florida and North Carolina to his haul of state wins in the race for the White House, US television networks projected — dealing a crushing blow to rival Hillary Clinton. Winning one or both of the southern US states was seen as […]
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Australian stocks climb at the open
SYDNEY, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Australian stocks climbed 0.80 percent at the open Wednesday in anticipation of a victory for Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election. At 10.10am (2310 GMT Tuesday), the S&P/ASX 200 was 42.1 points higher at 5,299.9 as Americans cast their ballots with polls showing Democrat Clinton holding a modest edge […]
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Mexican peso dives almost 10% as Trump surges
TOKYO, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – The Mexican peso went into a steep plunge Wednesday as results in the US presidential election pointed to Donald Trump making a strong showing against Hillary Clinton. The currency, which has become a proxy for the property mogul’s chances of taking the White House, hit as low as 19.8619 to […]
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Trump wins key battleground state Ohio: TV networks
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Republican Donald Trump won the key battleground state of Ohio, boosting his chances of pulling off an upset win in Tuesday’s presidential election. CNN, ABC and NBC called Trump the winner over Democrat Hillary Clinton, providing 18 electoral votes of the 270 needed for a majority.
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US Election Night: Electoral college count
WASHINGTON, Nov 9, (Millat/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 […]