The New Zealand dollar tumbled against the yen as speculation grew that Donald Trump could win the White House.

New Zealand shares tumbled as Donald Trump took the lead in the US presidential race, with every stock on the benchmark index dropping.

Yen strengthened and gold rose as investors seek safe havens from market chaos as a Trump victory becomes a real possibility.

The possibility of a Trump victory has hit New Zealand's stock market more than the Brexit vote.

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New Zealand shares rose ahead of the US presidential election, led higher by A2 Milk Co, Comvita, and Orion Health Group, while Trustpower fell.

The ComCom's early view that it would decline the proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ is "a setback but not irreversible", says a competition lawyer.

The New Zealand dollar remained steady against its US counterpart ahead of voting in the American presidential election on Tuesday in the US.

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The decline comes after the Commerce Commission released a preliminary decision against the planned merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ.

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The New Zealand dollar was little changed despite volatile global markets ahead of the US presidential vote.

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US stocks posted their longest slide since 1980, while Treasuries rallied on US data showing progress in labour market.

Expected softening in the government's stance on Brexit and a weakening US dollar lifted the UK currency.

The sharemarket's great run is over with an 11.4 per cent fall from its record high.

New Zealand shares fell, the index's correction from a record high on September 7, as investors fretted that valuations weren't supported by earnings growth.

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The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest level in two months on a trade-weighted basis.

Uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election continued to weigh on sentiment.