Update: US market continues losing streak as 'Trump slump' intensifies

Sterling climbs to seven-week high

Tom Eckett
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The US market opened the week lower, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.8% in early trading, as investors went into risk-off mode in response to US President Donald Trump's failure to pass his healthcare reform bill in Congress.

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