Asian Shares And Sterling Skid, Yen Firms

Asian shares and sterling skidded in early Asian trade on Monday and the perceived safe-haven yen rose, as investors fretted ahead of this week's central bank meetings as well as Britain's June 23 referendum on whether to remain in the European Union.

Also adding to the grim U.S. mood, an man armed with an assault rifle killed dozens at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, which President Barack Obama described as an act of terror and hate and an attack on all Americans.