The UK general election and extreme moves across bond markets have combined to create some of the most fertile ground for equities trading that Europe has seen in recent years, according to the region’s largest stock market.

Equities worth a total of €71.8 billion were traded across the EU on Thursday, according to data from stock exchange Bats Chi-X Europe. By way of comparison, the average daily value traded across the European Union during April was around €56 billion, and during May last year it was €36 billion, Bats said.