stock markets: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said in a letter to Congress on Sunday that the agency review of newly discovered e-mails did not find anything to warrant any criminal charges against Clinton, according to Global Times China. The news prompted stock markets across the globe to rally on Monday, notching their biggest gains in weeks. With hours to go before Americans vote, Democratic candidate Clinton has about a 90 percent chance of defeating Republican Donald Trump in the race for the White House, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project. Wall Street had closed lower for nine days in a row through Friday, its longest losing streak in more than 35 years. The greenback was steady against the perceived safe-haven yen at 104.44, well above a one-month low of 102.54 yen plumbed on Thursday. "I think most people are expecting Clinton to be the US president, as shown by the jump in the stock markets," said Kaneo Ogino, director at foreign exchange research firm Global-info Co in Tokyo. "The dollar/yen is firm, but on the upside, around 105 there are still some Japanese exporter orders," he said. The US dollar also perked up from its recent slump and gained against rivals.
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