FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / British American Tobacco / 5 October 2026

British American Tobacco (BATS): news on Monday 5 October 2026

+4.5 positive

Coverage leaned positive, with Reynolds and smokeless nicotine products driving growth and the share price following the Horizon 2030 plans. BAT's exit from Cuba through the sale of its Brascuba stake was a small offset.

What drove it

smokeless growth
Horizon 2030 plan
Cuba exit

The 5 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+9.7 Reynolds drives BAT’s growth as smokeless nicotine products gain ground - Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal
Reynolds driving growth as smokeless nicotine products gain ground
+4.5 BAT stock tracks Horizon 2030 growth plans on LSE AD HOC NEWS
Share price tracking Horizon 2030 growth plans
+2.0 British American Tobacco PLC (BMT.SG) H1 FY2026 earnings call transcript Yahoo Finance
Half-year earnings call transcript; factual, little detail on tone
+1.3 BAT stock pre-market at EUR 46.98: plus 0.21 percent AD HOC NEWS
Minor pre-market share price uptick of 0.21 percent
−1.2 British American Tobacco leaves Cuba after 30 years: sold its 50% stake in Brascuba, factory of H. Upmann and Cohiba CiberCuba
Sold its 50% Brascuba stake and exited Cuba after 30 years

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