FTSE 100 barely moves at the open while the DAX gains 0.45%
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 21, 2026.
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100—
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.45%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.05%
London starts the day stuck within two points of Tuesday's close, leaving Frankfurt to carry Europe with a 0.45% gain while Paris drifts lower. Anyone treating the region as one trade is missing where the money actually went.
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The FTSE 100 opened on October 21 at 14,355, barely two points above Tuesday's close, and that near-standstill masks a real divergence elsewhere in Europe.
Frankfurt's DAX opened 0.45% higher while the CAC 40 slipped, leaving Germany as the only major European market with positive momentum at the open.
A blended European index fund smooths over that split, burying the DAX's strength under London's inertia and Paris's mild retreat. Investors positioned specifically in German equities are capturing something broad Europe exposure is not delivering.
Keep an eye on whether the DAX holds its early lead or drifts back toward the London and Paris flat line by the close.