Financial markets jumped as Donald Trump announced a surprising victory over Kamala Harris in the US election, and world leaders rushed to congratulate him.

Although the outcome of the presidential election has not yet been confirmed, here are the initial responses:

Nigeria
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, has congratulated President Donald Trump on his reelection as the 47th president of the United States of America.

The American people’s faith and confidence in Trump’s leadership is demonstrated by his triumph. He commends them for their dedication to democracy.

“With President Trump’s experience as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, President Tinubu thinks that his return to the White House as the 47th president will usher in an era of sincere, mutually beneficial, and reciprocal economic and development partnerships between Africa and the United States.”

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, referred to the former US leader’s comeback as historic and a fresh start for the US-Israel partnership.

Cheers to the greatest comeback in history! Your momentous return to the White House represents a strong reaffirmation of America’s great connection with Israel and a fresh start for the country. This is an enormous triumph! Netanyahu said in a statement sent by his office.

China expressed its wish for “peaceful coexistence” with the United States as the results started to go Trump’s way.

Speaking at a routine briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated, “We will continue to approach and handle China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.”

“We honour the American people’s decision.”

France: Speaking to President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron thanked him and said he was prepared to collaborate with him “with respect and ambition,” as “we managed to do for four years.”

Macron wrote on X that he would “take account of your convictions, and mine” in his relationship with Trump, who is now leading the US presidential poll, adding: “For more peace and prosperity.”

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, congratulated Donald Trump on his “impressive victory” and expressed his hope that his administration would “bring just peace in Ukraine closer.”

I value President Trump’s dedication to the “peace through strength” strategy in international relations. In a social media message, Zelensky stated, “This is precisely the idea that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer.”

Mark Rutte, the head of NATO, praised Trump and stated that his comeback will keep the alliance “strong.”

Once more, his leadership will be essential to maintaining the strength of our Alliance. In a statement, Rutte said, “I’m excited to collaborate with him once more to promote peace via strength through NATO.”

India: Trump’s “election victory” was praised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi posted on social networking platform X, “My friend @realDonaldTrump, you have my sincerest congratulations on your historic election victory.” “I look forward to renewing our collaboration as you build on the successes of your previous term.”

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Financial markets: European equities rose, bitcoin reached a record high, while the dollar soared.

Trump has vowed to put tech entrepreneur Elon Musk in charge of a comprehensive audit of government waste and to turn the US into the “bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world.”

For the time being, the market is pricing in a stronger growth and higher inflation forecast, but the markets are frantically trying to determine what will happen next,” stated Peter Esho, an economist and the founder of Esho Capital.