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%.

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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. 

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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