CNN reports that as of 1:00 a.m. ET (14:00 Beijing time), final polling stations in Alaska and all other U.S. states have closed.

New Zealand Global Dairy Trade price index up 3.0% as of Oct. 13; prior +2.5%.

On the eve of the election, U.S. House Speaker Johnson told a campaign rally in Virginia's 2nd congressional district that polls are "inaccurate," likening current prospects to 2024 when Republicans swept the White House, Senate and House. Speaking with former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a Monday-night event for Rep. Jen Kiggans, Johnson urged turnout and warned small margins decide outcomes, noting 10 races in the last cycle were won by 6,000 votes or fewer.