FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / British American Tobacco / 12 October 2026

British American Tobacco (BATS): news on Monday 12 October 2026

+2.8 slightly positive

Coverage was mainly a Supreme Court trade mark ruling in a dispute involving BAT, which appears to favour the company, alongside a neutral week-ahead preview and a piece on the legal cigarette trade in Sri Lanka involving its local unit.

What drove it

trade mark ruling
week-ahead preview
Sri Lanka cigarette trade

The 3 stories

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

+6.3 “A Colour Used With Other Features Of A Registered Mark May Attract Trade Mark Protection” — Supreme Court Rules In International Tobacco v. BAT TheNigeriaLawyer
Supreme Court ruling in trade mark dispute where BAT is a named party, apparently favourable.
+0.8 ‘Govt. revenue from legal cigarette trade is six times CTC profit’ Daily FT
Sri Lankan cigarette trade story; CTC is BAT's local subsidiary, mildly favourable framing.
+0.3 Week Ahead: BAT, Seraphim Space trust, Raspberry Pi AGM Interactive Investor
Preview of BAT's upcoming event; factual and neutral.

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