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British American Tobacco (BATS): news on Monday 26 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Monday morning, 26 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
The only relevant coverage was a share price quote for BAT in weekend trading, which was purely factual. Other items mentioned the company only in passing or not as a main subject.
What drove it
- share price quote
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | +2.0 | 5 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +2.3 | 9 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +6.2 | 3 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +3.0 | 5 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +7.2 | 4 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +0.8 | 1 |
1 story · 1 headline · strongest first
Consumer staples on 26 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| BAT shares change hands at EUR 53.05 over the weekend +0.81 headline today · Ad-hoc-news reports BAT's weekend share price. | ||
| +0.8 | Share price quote for BAT in weekend trading; largely factual. | |
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