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BP (BP): news on Wednesday 28 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, 28 October 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 BP's share price falling sharply on 27 October. A broker raising its price target and a mention in a broker roundup only partly offset this.
What drove it
- share price fall
- broker price target
- analyst views
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct | +6.0 | 11 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +7.0 | 7 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +6.0 | 9 |
| Sun 25 Oct | +7.0 | 1 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +0.5 | 2 |
| Tue 27 Oct | +1.7 | 6 |
| Wed 28 Oct | −3.7 | 3 |
3 stories · 3 headlines · strongest first
Oil and gas on 28 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| BP shares slip as market rises −3.21 headline today · 3 in all, since 27 October · BP shares closed down 3.17% on 27 October. | ||
| −6.3 | Share price dropped sharply in a single session, a negative market reaction.} | |
| Berenberg lifts BP price target to 715p +6.41 headline today · 3 in all, since 23 October · Berenberg raised its BP target to 715p while the shares fell. | ||
| +2.3 | Broker lifted price objective, though shares still slipped that day. | |
| Broker tips including BP +0.81 headline today · A round-up of broker tips includes BP. | ||
| +0.8 | BP appears in a roundup of broker views among several firms. | |
Each article has its own score. The lines are our own summary; follow the source link to read the article itself.
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