With Republican Donald Trump holding narrow leads in the crucial swing states of Ohio and Florida and other battleground states too close to call, U.S. stock futures have fallen 500 points, news sources report.
"December contracts on the S&P 500 Index lost 2 percent to 2,093.75 at 9:20 p.m. in New York, wiping out gains that reached 0.8 percent," the business news organization says.
Democrat Hillary Clinton has been favored in most recent polls.
"... With its performance on Monday, the market made it clear it wants to see Hillary win the race, and any indication throughout the night that it's going the other way is going to put pressure on the market," Bloomberg quoted Walter Todd, chief investment officer for Greenwood Capital Associates LLC in South Carolina.
Associated Press projects Hillary Clinton to win Connecticut (7 electoral votes)