US Election 2016 UPDATE: Asia markets jolted by Trump win

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As Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in the race Asian stocks have dropped dramatically.
All regional markets closed lower, with cash flowing into gold, safe haven stocks and currencies such as the yen.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell by 5.4% while European and US markets are anticipated to fall when trading resumes on Wednesday.
Dealers had anticipated a Hillary Clinton triumph that was comfortable.
Dow loss forecast
Some analysts have likened the shock of a Trump success to the Brexit result before this year.
Yet neither markets nor monies have swung as extremely as they did after the EU referendum of June – and many Asian markets found losses narrow towards the end of Wednesday trading.

London’s FTSE 100 index is forecast to lose more than 3%.
Evaluation: Asia company correspondent, Karishma Vaswani
A triumph for Donald Trump continues to be broadly viewed as negative for Asia’s markets due to his protectionist rhetoric.
He is talked about slapping tariffs on Chinese imports, and penalizing businesses that send their work abroad.
Whether he makes good on those risks, and whether policies are turned into by his assurances, see and we’ll need to wait.
On the trading floor that I Have been in Singapore at all day, some dealers have shaken their heads in disbelief.
It is as results have dribbled in that sense of bewilderment and bemusement that’s infected marketplaces across the area now.
In the days in the future, see for the opinions of Mr Trump on commerce with China.
For now the focus is directly on currencies and the stock markets – leader of the free world turned as investors in Asia reassess the way the international market will do under a former reality TV.