FTSE 100 opens flat near 14,065 as DAX slips 0.58% into Q4
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 1, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100—
- 🇩🇪 DAX-0.58%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.13%
Frankfurt opened the new quarter in the red, with the DAX down 0.58% out of the gate. UK investors get a flat open near 14,065 to start Q4.
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Europe's two biggest equity markets are moving in opposite directions at the Q4 open, with Frankfurt showing more conviction to the downside. The DAX slipping 0.58% signals that German traders are not giving the new quarter the benefit of the doubt, while Paris is barely in the red.
London's FTSE 100 is the relative standout, opening essentially unchanged near 14,065. For UK investors, a flat start preserves recent positioning but also suggests no fresh catalyst is pulling money off the sidelines this morning.
The index has drifted down from levels above 14,449 seen earlier in the recent run, and the last two closes sitting tight around 14,067 indicate it has been coiling at this level before today's modest step lower.
With all three major European indexes opening in the red on the first trading day of Q4, the tone is cautious. Whether that reflects broader macro uncertainty or simple profit-taking after a volatile stretch is something the session close will begin to clarify.