NEW YORK/LONDON: Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election unleashed a massive rally in the dollar, drove stocks to record highs and punished bond prices as expectations of tax cuts and tariffs on imports drove optimism about economic growth while fueling worries about inflation.
US equity indexes soared, with the benchmark S&P 500 up 2.51 percent to a record high and huge gains in areas such as small-cap stocks and banks that are poised to benefit from Trump’s expected lighter regulatory touch.