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| Asian shares see severe falls as UK votes to leave the EU | |
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| Asian shares have fallen sharply as traders react to the UK voting to leave the European Union. | |
| After initial gains, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was down 7.7% to 14,982.48 points. | After initial gains, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was down 7.7% to 14,982.48 points. |
| The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum. | |
| Investor sentiment is rattled by the looming uncertainty on markets around the globe as the UK is about to leave the bloc. | |
| As the British pound, hits its lowest levels since 1985, the yen has surged to 101 to the US dollar as investors now see the Japanese currency as a safe haven. | As the British pound, hits its lowest levels since 1985, the yen has surged to 101 to the US dollar as investors now see the Japanese currency as a safe haven. |
| Karishma Vaswani, Asia Business correspondent: 'Asian investors in panic mode' | |
| It wasn't supposed to be like this, one trader in Singapore told me this morning. His clients had priced in a Remain vote, and were - as he put it - pretty "complacent" about the results from the EU Referendum. | It wasn't supposed to be like this, one trader in Singapore told me this morning. His clients had priced in a Remain vote, and were - as he put it - pretty "complacent" about the results from the EU Referendum. |
| But as the results started trickling in, the mood most definitely soured. Another trader told me that activity on the firm's trading desk in Australia was so frenetic, that Singapore had to start taking some of the calls. Investors are in panic mode. | |
| It's the same all over Asia. Shares sensitive to what goes on in the British economy and that are listed in London and in HK like Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Prudential and Glencore all taking a hit as investors sell, sell, sell and pour their money into traditional safe bets like gold. | It's the same all over Asia. Shares sensitive to what goes on in the British economy and that are listed in London and in HK like Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Prudential and Glencore all taking a hit as investors sell, sell, sell and pour their money into traditional safe bets like gold. |
| Investors in Asia are on edge today, as they try and make sense of the results coming in from the UK. As one market watcher in Singapore told me, the last time there was this much chopping and changing in the markets was during the "Great Fall of China's stocks" last summer. | Investors in Asia are on edge today, as they try and make sense of the results coming in from the UK. As one market watcher in Singapore told me, the last time there was this much chopping and changing in the markets was during the "Great Fall of China's stocks" last summer. |
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| Japan's currency woes | |
| Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank stood ready to ensure market stability. | |
| "The BOJ, in close cooperation with relevant domestic and foreign authorities, will continue to carefully monitor how the [EU referendum] would affect global financial markets," Mr Kuroda said on Friday. | |
| Tokyo has for years been trying to keep the yen low as any surge in the currency would hurt the country's exports. | |
| "For Japan, a sharp yen appreciation is the most concerning outcome from Brexit," Takuji Okubo, chief economist with Japan Macro Advisors, told the BBC. | |
| "A sharp yen appreciation poses a threat of a return to deflation, causing prices to drop, corporate profits to shrink and asset markets to fall. Japan cannot afford to sit back. With the BoJ nearly having exhausted its easing options, currency intervention is one of the only policy measures Japan can take to fight back the tide of deflation," Mr Okubo said. | |
| Other markets in Asia | |
| In South Korea, the Kospi index was 3.9% lower at 1,909.18. The Korean won has dropped the most against the US dollar since October 2011. | In South Korea, the Kospi index was 3.9% lower at 1,909.18. The Korean won has dropped the most against the US dollar since October 2011. |
| Australia's ASX/200 fell sharply by 3.4% to 5,100.00 points. | Australia's ASX/200 fell sharply by 3.4% to 5,100.00 points. |
| In China, the mainland Shanghai Composite was down 1.2% to 2,857.58 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down sharply 4.7% to 19,894.12 points. | In China, the mainland Shanghai Composite was down 1.2% to 2,857.58 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng is down sharply 4.7% to 19,894.12 points. |
| Mumbai's Sensex in India also fell by 3.4% to 26,022.60 points. | Mumbai's Sensex in India also fell by 3.4% to 26,022.60 points. |
| "There has been a sharp knee-jerk reaction in markets, as hopes of Bremain had gained traction in the past week," Shubhada Rao, analyst with Yes Bank in Mumbai told the BBC. | "There has been a sharp knee-jerk reaction in markets, as hopes of Bremain had gained traction in the past week," Shubhada Rao, analyst with Yes Bank in Mumbai told the BBC. |
| "In the near-term, equity and currency markets could test new lows, while continuing to closely watch developments in UK for the way ahead." | "In the near-term, equity and currency markets could test new lows, while continuing to closely watch developments in UK for the way ahead." |