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Oil and data centre stocks sink after US midterms

SINGAPORE: Oil, chip stocks and the dollar were under pressure in Asia on Thursday and just about everything else was up after US voters swept the Democrats to a series of stunning midterm election wins, a result that raised hopes for an end to the US-Iran war. Brent crude futures dived nearly 9% overnight , falling below $100 a barrel.

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