Effect on riskiness of a portfolio

What will be the effect on riskiness of a portfolio if assets with negative correlations (even very low correlations) are taken together?

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The success of diversification in reduction of risk relies on the degree of correlation between the two variables in question. Whenever the assets with negative or very low correlations are joined together in portfolios, the risk involved with the portfolios is greatly reduced.

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