FTSE 100 Slips to 10,751 as DAX Surges 1.2% on the Same Day
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on August 14, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100-0.19%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+1.21%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.16%
Germany did all the work in Europe today: the DAX added 1.2% to 30,686 while London and Paris finished slightly lower after the Bank of England left rates at 3.75%. The gains sat in euro-exposure.
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The FTSE 100 closed at 10,751.77, a decline of roughly 0.2%. Sellers held control for much of the session, with the index touching losses approaching 0.6% before paring back.
The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75%, and London equities finished lower on the day. A rate hold removes one near-term catalyst for domestically sensitive stocks, and the muted finish suggests investors were not finding fresh reasons to add exposure to UK-listed names.
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Germany's DAX added 1.2% on the same session, with euro exposure cited as the source of those gains. London's index carries a different currency and sector mix, which helps explain why the two markets moved in opposite directions on the same afternoon.
France's CAC 40 also closed lower, falling about 0.2%, leaving the DAX as the clear outlier across the three major European benchmarks. The day's momentum was concentrated in euro-denominated assets.