FTSE 100 Closes Up 0.47% but Trails DAX and CAC 40
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 26, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.47%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.88%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40+0.61%
Europe closed green across the board, but London brought up the rear: the DAX added 0.88% against a weaker FTSE. Germany is pulling ahead while UK investors wait on the Bank of England and the autumn budget.
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The FTSE 100 finished the session at 14,366, the smallest advance of the three major European indices on the day.
Germany's DAX closed up 0.88% and France's CAC 40 added 0.61%, both outpacing London by a meaningful margin. That gap matters for investors deciding where to allocate across European equities, because it reflects more than a single day's price action.
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UK investors are sitting on two known uncertainties: the Bank of England's next rate decision and the autumn budget. Those overhangs give continental markets a cleaner near-term runway, which the session's relative performance made visible.
Buyers were present through the afternoon, but conviction faded late in the session. How London trades in the sessions ahead of those two scheduled events will be the more telling signal.