US Elections 2016 Live Blog: Investor reaction as outsider Trump becomes President

Trump won with 276 seats versus Clinton's 218

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Investment Week brings you all the latest news, analysis and commentary as Donald Trump has shock victory in the US Presidential Elections 2016, which took place on 8 November.

 

 

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