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Uncertain outcome of US Senate mid-term elections keeps markets on edge

Published Sun, Nov 2, 2014 · 09:50 PM

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    A HANDFUL of toss-up US Senate races this week could hold the key to whether the stock market glides through the year-end in a typical post-mid-term election rally or gets hit with a fresh bout of volatility.

    US investors appear less concerned with whether Republicans take control of the Senate, as expected, or Democrats hang on to their majority by a slim margin. They just want to know - come Wednesday morning - the actual outcome.

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