FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / British American Tobacco / 9 October 2026

British American Tobacco (BATS): news on Friday 9 October 2026

+5.0 positive

Coverage was mostly positive, centred on the extended share buyback, a rising share price and Deutsche Bank reaffirming its Buy rating. A report of 5,500 job cuts in an AI drive was a modest offsetting note.

What drove it

share buyback extension
Deutsche Bank Buy rating
5,500 job cuts

The 8 stories

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

+9.2 Deutsche Bank reaffirms Buy for BAT stock at GBp 5,100 AD HOC NEWS
Deutsche Bank reaffirms Buy with high target
+7.5 British American Tobacco stock rally gains traction after share buyback extension announcement Traders Union
Share rally after buyback extension
+7.0 British American Tobacco stock rises around 1.5% as share buyback programme is extended Traders Union
Shares rise as buyback programme extended
−3.3 British American Tobacco to cut 5,500 jobs in AI drive Inbox.lv
Large job cuts, though framed as efficiency drive
+3.3 BAT stock after-hours: EUR 49.04, prior close EUR 48.16 AD HOC NEWS
Share price edged above prior close
+2.0 British American Tobacco stock trades flat as share buyback agreement with Merrill Lynch International unfolds Traders Union
Flat shares as buyback arrangement proceeds
+1.7 BAT stock trades at EUR 48.93 with USD 118.6 billion market value AD HOC NEWS
Routine share price and market value note
+0.5 Has British American Tobacco (LSE:BATS) Gone Ex-Dividend This October? Kalkine Media
Ex-dividend explainer, purely factual

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