European shares fell 1.5 percent and Wall Street was set to open 0.3 percent lower. The index of major European bank shares fell 2 percent. Stock markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai all fell by around 3 percent. A poll late on Friday gave Britain's "Leave" camp a 10-point lead, knocking sterling back by almost 3 full cents against the dollar and driving the worst losses for Asian stock markets in four months. For the next two weeks, you've got to be slightly mad if you've not got your money in defensive stocks."

Source: Standard Digital June 13, 2016 12:00 UTC