Stock futures took a nosedive as states reported Tuesday night, revealing a tightly-contested 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. With each state Trump took, Dow futures dropped – falling 760 points around 9 p.m. EST, according to CNBC.

Wall Street, like the rest of America, has nervously waiting for the wild and crazy 2016 election season to finally come to a close. U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Tuesday as millions of voters cast their ballots to decide whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will win the presidency. The Dow rose 73 points, or 0.4%, and the S&P 500 advanced 0.4% READ MORE


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