LONDON - World stocks headed for one the biggest slumps on record on June 24 as a decision by Britain to leave the European Union triggered 8 percent falls for Europe's biggest bourses and a record plunge for sterling.
Reuters: World stocks in freefall as UK votes for EU exit
A woman poses looking at a chart showing the drop in the pound (Sterling) against the US Dollar in London on June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the EU. The Bank of England will take \"all necessary steps\" to ensure monetary and financial stability after Britain's decision to leave the European Union, it said on June 24. The pound collapsed to a 31-year low and there was pandemonium on currency, equity and oil markets on June 24 as Britain voted to leave the European Union, fuelling a wave of global uncertainty.
