CNN poll puts Clinton on top after first televised debate
Updated : 09:18
The first poll following Monday night´s televised debate between the two main US presidential candidates handed victory to the Democratic contender.
A CNN/ORC poll said 62% of viewers believed Clinton had won the debate, versus the 27% who said Trump had come out on top.
The clearest reaction in financial markets to the results were seen in the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Mexican peso.
As of 0830 BST the greenback was falling 2.18% to 19.44 versus the Mexican peso.
Some analysts have pointed out that the US´s southern neighbour has the most at stake from a hypothetical victory by Donald Trump in the elections.
Other widely-followed gauges of risk aversion were also slightly lower come Tuesday morning.
Gold futures for December delivery on COMEX were down by 0.39% to $1,339.10/oz. In parallel, dollar/yen, another proxy for investors´ level of risk aversion was up by 0.22% to 100.55.
The Dow Jones mini futures contract was 66.00 points higher at 18,080 and the S&P 500 mini up by 8.75 points to 2,148.50.