FTSE 100 Edges Up at the Open While the DAX Pulls Ahead
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 12, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.11%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.50%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40—
London opens barely green while Frankfurt does the heavy lifting, with the DAX up 0.50% at the bell. If you own European exposure, the gap in where the money is going matters more than the headline tick.
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The FTSE 100 opened just 0.1% higher, a move that is technically positive but tells a quieter story than what is happening across the Channel.
Frankfurt is doing the heavier work this morning, with the DAX up 0.5% at the bell, a meaningful gap when both markets are trading at the same moment and capital at the open tilts toward German assets.
For investors with broad European exposure, the split matters. A blended fund or ETF tracking the region will catch some of the DAX's lift, but a portfolio weighted toward UK large-caps is sitting in the slower lane this morning.
The FTSE has also been working through a rougher stretch in recent sessions, pulling back before stabilising near current prices, and Monday's open holds that recovery by only a slim margin. Whether London can close the gap with Frankfurt through the session is worth watching today.