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Oil down on knife-edge US vote

  • SINGAPORE, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Oil prices were down in Asian trade Wednesday as early US presidential election results indicate a knife-edge outcome, with market favourite Hillary Clinton struggling in key battleground states. Analysts warned it is still too early to predict a winner, despite a strong showing by Donald Trump, with several states still […]

  • Mexican peso down 6% on Trump vote showing

    TOKYO, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – The Mexican peso plunged around 6 percent 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, was at 19.7240 to the US dollar […]

  • Mexican peso down 6% on Trump vote showing

    TOKYO, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – The Mexican peso plunged around 6 percent 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, was at 19.7240 to the US dollar […]

  • Tokyo stocks plunge 2.2% as results show tight US election

    TOKYO, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks plunged Wednesday as polls suggested that market-favoured Hillary Clinton was struggling in her bitter battle against Donald Trump for the US presidency. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.2 percent, or 382.48 points, to 16,788.90 by the lunch break, after swinging between gains and losses for most of […]

  • Clinton or Trump? America waits as suspense builds

    NEW YORK, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were locked in a dead heat Tuesday in their historic clash for White House, as the world waited anxiously for results from the key battleground states that will decide the winner. A deeply divided electorate of about 200 million Americans were asked to make […]

  • Markets in free fall as Trump moves into lead

    HONG KONG, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Markets went into free fall Wednesday and the Mexican peso tanked as Donald Trump appeared to be moving into the lead in the race for the White House. Safe have assets rallied as investors went running for cover, with the yen and gold rushing higher. Initial confidence that market […]