FTSE 100 Opens Flat at 10,789 While DAX Drops 0.67%
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 2, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100—
- 🇩🇪 DAX-0.67%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40—
London holds its ground at 10,789.28 while Frankfurt gives up 0.67% at the open, leaving Germany to carry the selling alone. UK investors get a quiet start with growth and Bank of England rate signals still unresolved.
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The FTSE 100 opened Wednesday unchanged at 10,789.28 while the DAX slipped 0.67%, leaving Germany the sole seller among major European markets at the open.
For UK investors, that flat open follows a stretch of meaningful gains and an orderly pullback through the final days of the month.
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Investors are still waiting on clarity from the Bank of England on the path of interest rates, and broader UK growth signals remain unsettled.
If Frankfurt's selling broadens through the session, London's composure at the open will be harder to sustain.