Update: FTSE plunges 4.4% and gilt yields fall to record lows following Brexit vote
Asian markets fall
The FTSE 100 has slumped by 4.4% following the UK's vote to leave the European Union in yesterday's referendum, while government bond yields have fallen to record low levels.
Markets will also now be digesting the news Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his resignation. He said this morning he hopes a new leader will be in place by the time of the Conservative Party...
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