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Election result hangs over markets

Investors worry over improving odds of a Trump win - an outcome that will raise uncertainty and shake up status quo

Published Sun, Nov 6, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    THE bull market wobbled last week as Donald Trump's revival in the polls shocked investors and sent major indexes into the longest losing streak of their seven-year run.

    A Trump win this week might be enough to deliver the death blow to the bull.

    The Standard & Poor's 500 fell for nine sessions in a row, amassing losses of more than 3 per cent, its worst streak since the financial crisis of 2008.

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