FTSE 100 Closes Near Flat While DAX and CAC 40 Slide

As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 24, 2026.

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Europe
  • 🇬🇧 FTSE 100-0.07%
  • 🇩🇪 DAX-0.47%
  • 🇫🇷 CAC 40-0.22%

The DAX fell 0.47% while the FTSE finished near flat. Defensive UK heavyweights keep absorbing the pressure hitting continental exporters.

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The FTSE 100 ended the session down just 0.07%, a notably steadier outcome than its continental peers, with the DAX and the CAC 40 both closing lower and leaving London's benchmark as the relative anchor of European equity markets on the day.

The intraday story was more turbulent than the closing figure suggests, with the index holding gains for stretches of the session before late selling pressure dragged it into negative territory, a pattern that mirrored the broader European retreat on a much shallower scale.

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That resilience traces to the composition of the FTSE 100 itself. London's index carries a heavier weight of defensive sectors, areas that tend to absorb pressure better when continental exporters, more exposed to global trade and growth anxieties, are under stress.

For investors, the gap between London and Frankfurt is the number to hold onto: a 0.4 percentage point spread in a single session is meaningful when it persists. If the same defensive bid continues to cushion the FTSE while the DAX struggles, the relative trade between the two indexes is worth keeping a close eye on.

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