Investors and traders in Asia indicated on Monday they are mostly increasing their bets on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the U.S. presidential race after the second of three debates with Republican party nominee Donald Trump.
Some, though, remain cautious, saying there was still a chance of a surprise Trump win. They said many in the markets were wary after being burned by the shock Brexit vote in June.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up around 0.1 percent by midafternoon in Singapore on Monday, while Wall Street index futures were little changed after Clinton exchanged barbs with Republican party nominee Donald Trump in the televised event, which was shown live across trading rooms during Asia's morning.