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The S&P 500 Stocks Dropped after Trump asked the Supreme Court to intervene to stop vote counting

Treasuries increased, the dollar increased while S&P 500 stocks fell as remarks from President Donald Trump revived concern of an contested U.S. election.

Futures around the S&P 500 fell as much as 1.3percent, trimming a prior progress. Ten-year Treasury yields fell to 0.77% along with the dollar improved against peers. The foreign yuan and Mexican peso gold and retreated slipped. European stocks dropped.

In remarks to fans, Trump claimed success and requested for its Supreme Court to intervene to prevent vote counting. He explained on Twitter before he had been forward and Democrats were attempting to steal the election.

Biden scored first declines in traditionally Democratic states in the southern U.S. while Trump won Democratic strongholds in the South and Midwest, according to the Associated Press and systems. Trump won Floridaa critical trophy at the race to the White House that shut off former Vice President Biden’s hopes for an early episode from the election.

However, Biden said he feels good about his chances to win the presidency, warning fans early Wednesday morning it might take the time to complete counting the votes.

“Historical prospects for a fast settlement to this U.S. election have given way to the fact of an protracted procedure, not just with respect to this White House but also the Senate,” explained Ian Lyngen, a strategist at BMO Capital Markets. “Volatile cost actions can simply be expected to last for now, at least before the trail forwards becomes better.”

Correction and upgrade, November 4, 2020: This article was upgraded to create apparent at the headline that it had been the S&P 500 stocks which dropped immediately following Donald Trump’s early-morning press conference where the president said he’d find the Supreme Court to intervene and block the vote count.

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