As votes were being tallied early Wednesday morning in the U.S. presidential election, Dow futures were up and Asian markets were mixed.
Dow futures ticked up about 1.7% by 2 a.m. in New York, with S&P futures trading up about 1.6%. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq market were up about 1.5% early Wednesday.
A woman stops to look at an electronic board displaying the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in afternoon trading in Tokyo on November 6, 2024.
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Markets in Asia were mixed in mid-afternoon trading.
Japan’s Nikkei was up about 2.5% in afternoon trading, trailed by a minimal rise in Shanghai, where the market was just above flat.
A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, center, at a securities firm Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Tokyo.
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slipped in afternoon trading, falling about 2.3% intraday after opening below Tuesday’s closing.
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