GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar, Stocks Slip Before Tight US Election; Government Yields Drop

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK. The dollar softened and stocks fell on Monday as investors treaded carefully hours before the U.S. presidential election, with a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate cut also expected later in the week.

In the U.S. presidential race, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump remain virtually tied in opinion polls ahead of Tuesday's vote. It might not be clear who won for days after voting ends.