London's FTSE 100 was up more than 1 per cent in the first few minutes of trading, after several days of heavy losses. All other indexes on the London Stock Exchange were also in the green.

Trump last night narrowed his tared focus on China, threatening tariffs of more than 100 per cent despite mounting pressure from allies to halt his trade war as trillions more were wiped off markets.

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