Clinton debate win sparks US futures rally
ST Index closes 10.3 points higher after the 'relief' rally loses some strength, but volume below par at S$853 million
MARKETS on Tuesday reacted to news that US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton most probably won the first of three debates with her Republican rival Donald Trump by pushing the Dow futures up more than 100 points initially.
At 5pm though, this "relief rally'' had been cut to about 60 points, though regional indices still closed in the black - the Hang Seng Index ended 1.1 per cent up, the Nikkei gained 0.9 per cent and the Straits Times Index (STI) added 10.29 points at 2,860.23.
In the currency market, the Mexican peso rose by more than 2 per cent and the Canadian dollar also rebounded after a CNN poll revealed that 62 per cent of viewers thought that Mrs Clinton had won the debate. Mexico and Canada are part of the North American Free Trade Agreement signed with the US in 1994, a treaty that Mr Trump opposes.
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