European stock futures fell sharply on Wednesday and were poised for their worst day since the Brexit vote in the UK as global markets were left stunned by the rising possibility of Republican candidate and political outsider Donald Trump becoming the next US President.
Futures for the Euro STOXX 50 fell 4.2 percent, and futures for the STOXX 600 were down 4.1 percent. Futures for the FTSE, DAX and CAC were down 3.3-3.9 percent lower.
Republican Donald Trump edged closer to winning the White House with a series of shocking wins in key states such as Florida and Ohio, rattling world markets that had expected Democrat Hillary Clinton to defeat the political outsider in Tuesday's US election.
