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3i news analysis
3i (LSE: III) is in the FTSE 100. 13 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
−1.8 from 2 relevant stories. Coverage was mixed: 3i shares fell on French political turmoil, which hit its Action exposure, while another piece looked at Action's store expansion plans in a more positive light.
Tone over time
Coverage of 3i held broadly steady between 30 September 2026 and 20 October 2026
Daily news tone, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). Gaps are days with no relevant stories.
Tone fell 38% from −1 to −2 between 30 Sep and 20 Oct. Its high was 9 in 5 Oct.
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11 days of 13 had fewer than 3 relevant stories, so those points are thin evidence. Numbered markers are the days with the strongest single headline (key below). This is the tone of coverage, not a share price.Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Tone |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep | −1 |
| 1 Oct | 0 |
| 2 Oct | – |
| 3 Oct | 3 |
| 4 Oct | −3 |
| 5 Oct | 9 |
| 6 Oct | −4 |
| 7 Oct | – |
| 8 Oct | – |
| 9 Oct | −6 |
| 10 Oct | – |
| 11 Oct | −10 |
| 12 Oct | 5 |
| 13 Oct | – |
| 14 Oct | – |
| 15 Oct | – |
| 16 Oct | 3 |
| 17 Oct | 3 |
| 18 Oct | 0 |
| 19 Oct | – |
| 20 Oct | −2 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | −1.8 | 2 | Coverage was mixed: 3i shares fell on French political turmoil, which hit its Action exposure, while another piece looked at Action's store expansion plans in a more positive light. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | 0.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a notice of when 3i Group's next results are due. |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | +2.5 | 2 | Coverage focused on 3i's investment case and its holding in Action. |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | +3.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to RBC keeping its GBp 2,100 target on 3i Group stock, which is a mildly supportive but unchanged view. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | +5.3 | 1 | Coverage centred on 3i continuing its £750m share buyback and reducing its voting shares to 1.02bn. |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | −9.7 | 2 | Coverage focused on a 7.4% share price fall for 3i, linked in one headline to French unrest and concentration risk in Action. |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | −6.3 | 1 | Coverage centred on RBC keeping its Sell rating on 3i Group, alongside a 1.40 percent fall in the shares. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | −3.7 | 4 | Coverage mainly reported 3i's share price falling in London trading and after hours, with drops of between roughly 3% and 6%. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | +9.2 | 1 | Coverage centred on 3i Group's share price trading at 2,555p, with Action driving growth in net asset value. |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | −3.0 | 1 | Coverage noted that 3i Group's shares trade 43.2 per cent below their 52-week high, which leans mildly negative. |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | +3.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a small after-hours share price rise of 1.57 percent in German trading, so the lean is mildly positive. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | 0.0 | 3 | Coverage of 3i Group was limited to routine administrative notices on share capital, voting rights and admission of shares to trading. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | −1.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage noted a small after-hours share price dip of 0.86 percent for 3i Group. |
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