Global stock markets and the dollar fell after the Democratic Party won the midterm elections in the United States, Reuters reports. S&P futures fell 0.35% and Nasdaq futures fell more than 2%. NBC News estimates that Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress, holding 54 seats in the Senate and 258 in the House. The last time the party had such a number of seats in the lower house was in 1993-1995, TASS notes.

Global stock markets and the dollar fell after the Democratic Party won the midterm elections in the United States, Reuters reports. S&P futures fell 0.35% and Nasdaq futures fell more than 2%. NBC News estimates that Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress, holding 54 seats in the Senate and 258 in the House. The last time the party had such a number of seats in the lower house was in 1993-1995, TASS notes.