The investors are concerned about the probability of the victory of Republican candidate, Voice of America reports.
The decline of securities markets across all Asian-Pacific region, observed on Wednesday, became the response to concerns of investors regarding Donald Trump’s possible victory at the elections, caused by his performance improvement in public opinion polls.
In Hong Kong, the share price hit a two-month low; Hang Seng lost 1.5 percent, and China Enterprises Index – almost 2 percent. It happened due to the messages that Clinton, who will reportedly continue the current US policy, loses her lead over Trump, who is considered an unexpected candidate due to his proposals in trade and immigration sphere.
In Tokyo, the stock quotes decreased by 1 percent, ASX/S&P 200 – by 1.5%, while South Korean exchanges decreased by 1.3%.
Trump promised that in case of his victory he will declare China as the currency manipulator and threatened to set commodity rates up to 45 percent for Chinese commodities, imported to the USA.