Dollar tumbles against yen, euro on strong Trump showing
The peso, which has become a proxy for the property mogul's chances of becoming US president, slumped to below 20 against the dollar.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2016-11-09 03:41 GMT
TOKYO, Nov 9, 2016 (AFP) - The dollar slumped against the yen and euro while the Mexican peso fell off a cliff as polling results in the knife-edge US presidential race pointed to a strong showing by property mogul Donald Trump.
The greenback slumped 3.8 percent to 101.50 yen while it lost almost two percent against the euro, which bought $1.1224 in Tokyo trading. The peso, which has become a proxy for the property mogul's chances of becoming US president, slumped to below 20 against the dollar, an historic low.