Financial stocks jump as Wall Street rallies after Democrats win Congress

By Reuters News

** Financal stocks climb broadly on Wednesday as Wall Street rallies after Democrats' sweeping midterm election victory eased political uncertainty and boosted risk appetite

** Wall Street analysts pointed to midterms acting as a clearing event, given uncertainty related to the elections is now in the rearview mirror

** S&P 500 Financials .SPSY jumps 3.1%, benchmark S&P 500 .SPX up 1.86%

** "This looks like a perfectly normal election by historical standards. Markets appear to have welcomed that normality, with an emerging relief rally as things stand" — Deutsche Bank Research

** JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Morgan Stanley MS.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N and Bank of America BAC.N climb between 3% and 3.7%

** Wells Fargo up 2%, while Citigroup C.N climbs 1.6%

** Apollo Global Management APO.N and Brookfield Asset Management BAM.N jump ~7%

** Blackstone BX.N, Ares Management ARES.N and KKR KKR.N rise between 5% and 6.5%

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