The pound fell below $1.5 due to British votes to leave the EU
On June 24, the British currency broke a seven-year anti-record, falling to $1.4, due to the referendum on Britain's exit from the EU. According to trading data, at 00:58 Moscow time on Friday, the British national currency pound sterling fell to $1.5005 per pound due to the referendum on the country's exit from the European Union. Four hours after it was announced that Leave supporters were leading the vote, the currency fell a further 5% to $1.4030 per pound.