U.S. television networks, making the projections, said Clinton was the victor in the state of Vermont. The early victories for both in all three states were long predicted but not especially significant in a national race where opinion polls show Clinton has an edge. Clinton led Trump, 44 percent to 39 percent, in the last Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll before Election Day. A Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation poll gave her a 90 percent chance of defeating Trump and becoming the first woman elected U.S. president. Some 15 percent of Americans who cast a ballot on Tuesday said it was their first time voting in a presidential election, up from 9 percent in 2012, according to the Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll.

Source: The Edge Markets November 09, 2016 00:21 UTC