U.S. stock index futures fluctuated, the Mexican peso weakened and the yen gained as traders weighed the first results in the American presidential election.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced for a third day and S&P 500 Index futures climbed as early results showed no surprises among the first U.S. states to be called by television networks. The yen strengthened with South Korea’s won. The peso -- a barometer for investors’ perceptions of the American vote -- retreated from a two-month high as sovereign bonds fell in Asia and gold fluctuated.
