Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 13 : 9-Nov-16

Sharemarkets rallied on 8 November 2016, amid growing expectations that Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton will win the US presidential election. Public opinion polls suggest that Clinton will defeat Republican Party rival Donald Trump, although the result is likely to be very close. However, Trump remained confident of victory as he visited several states on the last day of campaigning for the election. An estimated 40 million Americans had voted prior to election day.

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