London stocks slide as retail sales crash, banks slump

(Reuters) - UK stock markets fell more than 1% on Friday as a coronavirus-induced lockdown hammered retail sales in April, while Asia-focussed banks tumbled after China said it would impose new national-security laws on Hong Kong.The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 1.8%, with HSBC Plc and Standard Chartered Plc sliding 4.9% and 3.6%, respectively, as China's move raised fears of more pro-democracy protests that engulfed the Asian city last year.The domestically focussed mid-cap index lost 1.2%,..