Live: Wall Street markets soar after Democrats' midterms election win

The Dow Jones index is up 3 per cent, and oil prices have fallen 8 per cent after the Democrats' big win in US elections.

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What do market analysts think about the Democrats sweeping to majorities in both the US Senate and House in midterm elections? Let's find out.

It sets the stage for political gridlock for the remainder of Republican President Donald Trump's final term.

Market reaction was swift as the results rolled in during Asian trading hours. AI-related shares tumbled across the region, while Treasury yields dipped, dragging the dollar lower. US stock futures fell sharply before paring losses.

Christopher Hodge, chief US economist, Natixis, New York:

"The wave looks to be underway; the questions are how high, how wide, and what will the fallout be.

"Economically, we still don't think the direct implications are huge.

"That doesn't mean that tonight won't have big implications. For one thing, Trump doesn't like bad news and seeing as how he personally selected many of the struggling candidates, he might be looking to change the narrative sooner rather than later.

"A 'short and intense' campaign in Iran has been rumoured ... and that would certainly be a distraction.

"Presidents typically start making changes after midterms anyway and Trump could be looking for scapegoats. Secretary of Defense Hegseth comes to mind as a possibility. Bessent is another one to watch...he may be looking for a graceful exit if he views the administration as a sinking ship."

Jake Dollarhide, chief executive, Longbow Asset Management, Tulsa, Oklahoma:

"A Democratic sweep of Congress would put pressure on tech and potentially bring regulatory pressure on everything AI and possibly slow down the wild, wild west growth figures that we see daily and often take for granted.

"While Democrats rule Silicon Valley, tech CEOs are rooting for Republican victories tonight.

"Musk was the Hail Mary for Republicans leading down to the wire. Unfortunately, his large infusion of cash to back red states could not overcome higher utility bills, prices at the grocery store and prices at the gas pump."

Michael Arone, chief investment strategist, State Street Investment Management, Boston:

"I don't think the big risk to markets is from the blue wave; it's investors overreacting to a blue wave."

Mark Malek, chief investment officer, Siebert Financial, New York:

"It’s a little early, but at the end of the day I think a lot of this was factored into markets. I expect a little bit of volatility overnight and into tomorrow, but I don’t think it’s that crazy, not anything out of the ordinary; 2016 was worse. I feel like the real excitement would have been if the Republicans had unexpectedly seen big gains."

Australian dollar: +0.6% to 70.08 US cents

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In midterm elections, Democrats won big.

The left-leaning party now controls both houses of Congress in the US and won a swathe of races for governor and other positions, in elections held across the world's largest economy yesterday.

Overnight, Wall Street indices reacted: with a rocket.

The blue-chip Dow Jones of 30 mega-companies like Boeing and Visa was +3% to 53,342 points.

The broader S&P 500, which covers 500 of the largest listed companies in the US, was up 1.7% to 7,698 points.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq was +1.7% to 25,811 points.

These numbers are live, and trading is continuing; we’ll update you when there’s a firm closing price.

Our market is set to follow, with the ASX 200 futures index tipping a lift of +1.9% or 171 points to 9,027 points.

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