News of the likely victory of leftist Ollanta Humala in Peru’s presidential election has sparked a record fall on the country’s share market.
Peruvian stocks registered their biggest-ever daily fall – dropping by 12.45% and trading was suspended early.
Other share markets in the region were also affected, with the MSCI Latin American index down by 2.2%.
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