Five charts that explain the impact of Brexit

As soon as UK votes for Brexit, markets around the world plummeted in a reaction to the news. In India the Sensex was nearly down 1,000 points. The European markets fared far worse as fell over 8%.

While the impact was felt all across the globe, the impact was the worst in the UK as the pound was down over 7% to the dollar in one day.

Here are five charts that will give you a glimpse into the damage done by Brexit:

1. British Pound takes a plunge: The pound decreased 0.0659 or 4.53% to 1.39 on Friday June 24 from 1.46 in the previous trading session. The GBP-USD lost 0.1833 or 11.66% during the last 12 months from 1.57 in June of 2015. 

Source: TradingView

2. Bloodbath on UK stock exchange: UK FTSE 100 Index decreased 319.5 points or 5.04% to 6018.50 on Friday from 6338 in the previous trading session. 

Source: TradingView

3. Sensex falls by over 3%: SENSEX Index decreased 986 points or 3.65% to 26016 on Friday June 24 from 27002 in the previous trading session. 

Source: Google Finance

4. Japan's markets plummet: Japan NIKKEI 225 Index decreased 1286 points or 7.92% to 14952 on Friday June 24 from 16238 in the previous trading session.

source: tradingeconomics.com

5. Shanghi Composite Market: Shanghai Composite Index decreased 37.7 points or 1.30% to 2854.30 on Friday June 24 from 2892 in the previous trading session.

Source: Google Finance