FTSE 100 Opens Higher While the DAX Pulls Nearly 3x Ahead
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 12, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.32%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.91%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40—
London is lagging Frankfurt by nearly three to one at the open, with the DAX up 0.91% against the FTSE's 0.32%. Sticky UK inflation forecasts and talk of another Bank of England rate rise are the drag keeping British equities a step behind.
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London's 0.32% open on November 12 looks modest next to Frankfurt, where the DAX opened up 0.91%, nearly three times the pace.
The gap reflects pressures specific to the UK economy: sticky inflation forecasts and renewed talk of a Bank of England rate rise are weighing on British equities, making investors more cautious about UK-listed names than their European counterparts.
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Rate-rise expectations raise the discount rate applied to future corporate earnings and signal that UK borrowing costs stay elevated for longer. Both effects make UK stocks a harder case to own when German equities move faster on the same morning.
Today's open extends a recovery from a dip seen earlier in the recent run. Closing the gap with the DAX depends on the next signals from the Bank of England and UK inflation data.