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Nov 4 (Reuters) - European stock futures fell on Wednesday
as U.S. President Donald Trump took the lead over Democratic
rival Joe Biden in a number of vital swing states, making the
race for the White House too close to call.
Euro Stoxx 50 futures STXEc1 fell 0.9% at 0656 GMT, while
German DAX futures FDXc1 shed 0.7% and UK's FTSE futures
FFIc1 lost 0.5%.
That contrasted with New York's S&P 500 futures EScv1 ,
which rose 0.3% after volatile trading overnight, while those in
the tech-heavy Nasdaq NQcv1 jumped 2.0%. .N
Money managers bet on a clear victory for Biden in the
election earlier this week, boosting European equities, as
investors anticipated better trade ties with Washington and more
economic stimulus for the coronavirus-hit U.S. economy.
Trump won the battleground of Florida, but Biden voiced
confidence he would win the election by taking three key Rust
Belt states, although the vote-counting could stretch for hours
or days there. "One of the few things clear so far is that we are not going
to see a Democrat landslide win as polls had suggested," Chris
Turner, ING's global head of markets said in a note.