FTSE 100 Opens Flat as Frankfurt Pulls Ahead on the Day
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 17, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.11%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.94%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40+0.36%
London is the laggard in Europe this morning, opening up just 0.11% while Frankfurt runs nearly nine times hotter. UK investors are sitting on their hands with the Bank of England expected to hold at 3.75%.
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The FTSE 100 opened up just 0.11% on September 17, placing London firmly at the back of the European pack this morning.
The DAX opened up 0.94% while the CAC 40 added 0.36%, leaving the German benchmark moving at nearly nine times the pace of the FTSE 100. For investors with broad European exposure, the regional gap is impossible to ignore.
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The muted open in London is tied directly to the Bank of England, which is expected to hold its benchmark rate at 3.75%. Rate-sensitive sectors tend to tread water ahead of such decisions, and UK investors are keeping risk appetite in check until there is more clarity.
The FTSE 100 has spent the past several sessions pulling back from higher levels, making today's tentative open a continuation of that softer trend. The question is whether any momentum from the continent crosses the Channel.