Britain has re-taken the crown of being home to Europe’s biggest stock market after political turmoil in France knocked billions of euros off the market in a matter of days.

Paris has ruled the roost for past 18 months after knocking London from the top spot, but after President Macron announced a shock snap election the top index in France has been plummeting.

In March last year, the market cap in Paris was ahead of London by nearly £200 billion, but the Gallic dominance has proved to be…