FTSE 100 Opens in the Green While the DAX Slips 0.5%
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 20, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.12%
- 🇩🇪 DAX-0.50%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40—
London is the only major European index in the green this morning, with the DAX opening 0.5% lower. UK investors get their sentiment check later this week from inflation data that feeds straight into the Bank of England rate debate.
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London's benchmark opened higher on October 20, the only major European index trading up this morning as the DAX fell 0.5%.
That split signals diverging sentiment between UK and continental markets, so buyers in London this morning are moving against a cautious backdrop across the Channel.
UK inflation data lands this week and feeds straight into Bank of England rate deliberations. A hotter reading complicates the case for near-term cuts and tests this morning's optimism.
How the index holds through the session ahead of that inflation release will tell investors whether this opening edge has staying power.