Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner in opinion polls and financial markets following her debate matchup with Donald Trump on Monday night, after she scored hits over the property developer’s tax payments, business practices and claims that Barack Obama was born overseas.
Mr Trump’s camp sought to minimise the damage on Tuesday, claiming he had outperformed the former secretary of state, even as a CNN poll showed that 62 per cent of viewers said Mrs Clinton prevailed in the debate, compared with 27 per cent for Mr Trump.
A focus group by pollster Frank Luntz also suggested Mrs Clinton had prevailed, while the Mexican peso — which is heavily affected by speculation over the US election — surged against the dollar.