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3i (III): news on Friday 13 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Friday morning, 13 November 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
Coverage centred on 3i's half-year results, a higher dividend, a second £750m buyback and a larger stake in Action. Shares rose to a 10-week high, though a lower half-year return and profit tempered the tone slightly.
What drove it
- half-year results
- £750m buyback
- Action stake and dividend
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 Nov | +0.8 | 1 |
| Fri 13 Nov | +8.3 | 25 |
2 stories · 25 headlines · strongest first
Financial services on 13 NovemberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| 3i reports half-year return and launches £750m buyback +5.324 headlines today · 28 in all, since 18 October · 3i's half-year results show a £1.6bn return, higher dividend and a second £750m buyback. | ||
| +10.0 | Shares reached multi-week peak after repurchase news | |
| +10.0 | Higher payout, fresh repurchase and bigger Action holding | |
| +10.0 | Explains share rally following results and repurchase | |
| +9.2 | Action drives solid return and large repurchase programme unveiled | |
| +8.3 | Net asset value up as Action continues to expand | |
| +8.3 | Large half-year return and new repurchase announced | |
| +8.3 | Sizeable half-year return and higher net asset value per share | |
| +8.3 | Finished previous repurchase and started a new large one | |
| +7.5 | Briefing leads with second repurchase programme launch | |
| +7.5 | Call summary highlights strong performance at main holding Action | |
| +7.5 | Summary of return, repurchase and increased Action ownership | |
| +6.7 | Announces first dividend of the financial year with payment date | |
| +6.7 | Earnings call summary of half-year, broadly positive tone | |
| +6.7 | Half-year results with emphasis on higher dividend | |
| +5.8 | Lower return percentage but new repurchase launched | |
| +5.8 | Lower half-year return but second large repurchase begins | |
| +5.0 | Higher payout offset by weaker half-year profit; shares in focus | |
| +5.0 | Formal notice that repurchase programme is starting | |
| +5.0 | Half-year results published, factual with moderate positives | |
| +1.7 | Broker placing of shares on books covered; technical, mildly supportive | |
| +1.7 | Routine publication of full half-year report | |
| +0.8 | Director share dealing notice with little signal on prospects | |
| +0.8 | Routine filing of half-year report document | |
| 0.0 | Notice that results call is under way | |
| FTSE 100 round-up with Rolls-Royce and 3i higher +9.21 headline today · A market round-up notes 3i and Rolls-Royce rising. | ||
| +9.2 | Shares pushed higher in index round-up alongside Rolls-Royce | |
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