India, April 5 -- The UK's FTSE 100 suffered its worst day since the start of the pandemic as Keir Starmer agreed that "like-minded countries must maintain strong relationships" in the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs. Trading across the world has been hammered in the aftermath of the US president unveiling his full range of import taxes on countries around the world.

The Prime Minister spoke to the leaders of Australia and Italy on Friday - the first in a series of calls expected with world leaders over the weekend - as nations reel from the economic hit. London's top stock market index shed 419.75 points, or 4.95%, to close at 8,054.98 on Friday, the biggest single-day decline since March 2020 when the index lost more than 600 points in ...