Brexit: ASX posts worst day this year amid shock of Britain's exit
Vanessa DesloiresReporter
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The shock result of the Brexit referendum sent the Australian sharemarket plummeting on Friday and sparked a wild plunge in the pound sterling, as investors brace for worse to come tonight.
The generally optimistic tone struck by markets on Thursday night suggested investors had largely discounted the chance of a win for the "Leave" campaign, but that confidence quickly unravelled through Friday morning as vote counting inexorably pointed towards the UK leaving the European Union.
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