** Shares of U.S. steelmakers jump premarket after Donald Trump claims victory in U.S. presidential election
** Cleveland-Cliffs CLF.N up 12%, Nucor NUE.N and U.S. Steel X.N up 8%; Steel Dynamics STLD.O up 6% in low volumes
** Some analysts have noted in the run-up to the election that a Trump presidency may mean rising protections for the domestic steel industry
** U.S. Steel X.N rises despite Trump opposition to its $14.9 bln merger with Japan's Nippon Steel 5401.T
** Shares of steel companies in the United States have fallen this year on a sluggish pricing environment due to oversupply
** Alumina refiner Alcoa AA.N also up 2.7%
(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru)
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