Stock markets rise slightly as investors await U.S. election results
TORONTO — North American stock markets rose modestly Tuesday as investors awaited the results of a U.S. presidential election that had traders around the world watching.
Indices on Wall Street finished in positive territory for a second straight day, with the Dow Jones industrial average advancing by 73.14 points to 18,332.74 following a substantial 371-point gain on Monday.
The broader S&P 500 index moved up 8.04 points to 2,139.56, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 27.32 points at 5,193.49 points.
Wall Street rallied sharply Monday as investors became increasingly more confident that Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton will win the presidency over Republican rival Donald Trump after the FBI announced it found no evidence for criminal charges related to a recent probe into her private email server.