Elon Musk lost $ 16 billion in one day
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk has lost his place in the five richest people in the world, it follows from the data Bloomberg Billionaires Index .
Over the past day, he lost $ 16.3 billion amid falling shares of Tesla, a manufacturer of electric vehicles. Bloomberg notes that this is the largest one-day decline in the history of the rankings.
Since last Monday, Tesla's capitalization has decreased by about $ 145 billion, and its founder has lost almost $ 30 billion.
Currently, Mr. Musk has a fortune of $ 82.2 billion, he is ranked sixth in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
During the auction on September 8, the quotes of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla fell 21.1% to $ 330.21 per share. This was the largest daily drop in quotes for the company.
The sale of securities began after the company announced a $ 5 billion additional share issue, and its second largest shareholder, Baillie Gifford & Co. reduced its share.
Dow Jones was the catalyst for the fall, refused to include Tesla shares in the largest American S&P 500 index and did not name the reason for such an unexpected decision.