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By Koh Gui Qing, Lawrence White NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stocks rose and Treasury yields retreated from early highs on Tuesday as markets awaited early indications of the outcome of a knife-edge U.S. presidential election, with only currency markets showing some jitters. Overnight implied volatility options for euro/dollar spiked to the highest level since November …

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By Karen Brettell and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar fell as U.S. voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, with the results of the elections likely to decide at least the near-term fate of the greenback. Polls show a tight race between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and the …

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By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up about 1% on Tuesday with a storm expected to cut U.S. output in the Gulf of Mexico and as the U.S. dollar weakened on Election Day with polls showing America’s presidential race exceptionally close. Brent crude oil futures rose 45 cents, or 0.6%, to settle …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand edged higher on Tuesday after the release of a local purchasing managers’ index and as the United States headed to the polls to elect its next leader. At 1523 GMT, the rand traded at 17.445 against the U.S. dollar, up 0.33% from its previous close. The dollar last traded about …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s private sector maintained its growth trajectory in October, bolstered by a decline in business costs and selling prices, a Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P Global South Africa PMI recorded a reading of 50.6, slightly down from September’s 51.0, but still above the 50.0 mark that …

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By Koh Gui Qing and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar softened and stocks fell on Monday as investors treaded carefully hours before the U.S. presidential election, with a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate cut also expected later in the week. In the U.S. presidential race, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump …

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By Karen Brettell, Medha Singh NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slipped on Monday as investors pulled out of Trump trades, which have benefited in recent weeks from speculation that Republican former President Donald Trump is more likely to win the presidential election on Tuesday against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. “The Trump trade is …

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