Following the first presidential debate on Monday, the presidential raceis closer than ever. The latest LA Times/USC Tracking numbers out on Friday have Republican Donald Trump in the lead by 5 percent. A New Rasmussen Reports poll on Thursday has Democrat Hillary Clinton in the lead by 1 point.

UBS analyst Julian Emanuel expects the U.S. stock market to remain as volatile and unpredictable as the presidential race throughout the month of October. The S&P 500 has a history of volatile October trading ahead of elections in which candidates are within 10 percent of each other in major polls.

“In this respect, we expect…

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