FTSE 100 closes up 0.6% as European markets sweep higher
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 2, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.58%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.75%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40+1.06%
Every major European index finished green, with Paris up 1.06% doing the heavy lifting and London the laggard of the three. US investors with European exposure start the week on the front foot.
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The FTSE 100 finished at 14,453, a gain of 0.58% on the day, making it a clean sweep for the major European benchmarks at the close.
London was the quieter of the three, spending much of the morning session in the red before finding its footing around midday and grinding steadily higher into the close.
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Paris did the heavier work, with the CAC 40 closing up 1.06%, nearly double the FTSE's gain. Frankfurt's DAX finished up 0.75%, leaving London as the laggard but still firmly in positive territory alongside its continental peers.
For US investors with European exposure, the week opens on a constructive note, with a broad-based advance across all three of the region's headline indexes.