Investing.com - Britain has voted by a substantial margin to leave the European Union.
Thursday’s referendum on EU membership saw the Leave side win 52% of the vote.
The pound fell to its lowest level vs. the dollar since 1985 at $1.3231. It later pulled back to $1.3489.
The Nikkei 225 shed 8%, while stock futures pointed to the FTSE 100 falling 7%. Oil fell over 4%.
Safe-haven assets such as gold soared. The dollar index was up 2.6%.