LONDON, 14 September 2026 — London’s main equity benchmarks closed in opposite directions on Monday. Google Finance displayed the FTSE 100 at 10,697.57, up 47.13 points or 0.44%, and the FTSE 250 at 23,834.48, down 141.25 points or 0.59%, in readings timestamped at 16:35 BST.
FTSE 100 closing range
The large-cap FTSE 100 opened at 10,650.92, reached a session high of 10,734.85 and recorded a low of 10,650.92. Its positive close showed large-cap shares retaining a gain after moving above the opening level.
FTSE 250 closing range
The domestically focused FTSE 250 opened at its session high of 23,976.04, fell as low as 23,771.36 and closed at 23,834.48. The close remained above the day’s low but below both the opening level and previous close.
What the divergence shows
The opposing moves indicate that Monday’s result was not uniform across the London market. The FTSE 100’s multinational and sector composition differs from the mid-cap FTSE 250, so the two benchmarks can respond differently to currency, commodity and domestic economic conditions.
Earlier London update
See CapKet’s separate London opening and intraday report. That timestamped article remains unchanged.
What to watch next
Readers may monitor overnight global-market developments, sterling, energy prices, government-bond yields and the next London opening indications. Closing levels are historical observations and do not guarantee the direction of the following session.
Data note: Closing levels, point changes, percentage changes and session ranges were checked from timestamped Google Finance index displays after the cash close. Market-data services can revise delayed values. This is general information, not investment advice, a valuation or an executable quotation.