treasuries: Following a rout in equity futures overnight, the S&P 500 Index rebounded as waning concern over stronger regulatory scrutiny spurred rallies in drugmakers and banks, according to Bloomberg. Treasury yields topped 2 percent on wagers the Republican will ramp up spending. Treasuries plunged, while copper led gains in commodities. The greenback rose the most since the day after Brexit, Mexico peso sank amid prospects the integration with the U.S. will unravel, while the yen erased gains. Going into the vote, most polls showed Democrat Hillary Clinton ahead. Gold had its busiest-ever trading day.A Trump victory had been portrayed by analysts as having the potential to unhinge markets banking on a continuation of policies that coincided with the second-longest bull market in S&P 500 history.
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