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Glencore news analysis
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is in the FTSE 100. 18 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
+2.8 from 12 relevant stories. Coverage was mainly about Glencore's $40m funding and offtake deal letting Orion Minerals develop the Prieska mine, plus support for a Brazilian nickel project and talk of an Australian listing. Falling miners in the FTSE 100 tempered the otherwise positive tone.
Tone over time
Coverage of Glencore worsened between 30 September 2026 and 20 October 2026
Daily news tone, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). Gaps are days with no relevant stories.
Tone fell 55% from 6 to 3 between 30 Sep and 20 Oct. Its high was 10 in 6 Oct.
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Every plotted day had 3 or more relevant stories. Numbered markers are the days with the strongest single headline (key below). This is the tone of coverage, not a share price.Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Tone |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep | 6 |
| 1 Oct | 6 |
| 2 Oct | 6 |
| 3 Oct | 8 |
| 4 Oct | – |
| 5 Oct | 7 |
| 6 Oct | 10 |
| 7 Oct | 7 |
| 8 Oct | 6 |
| 9 Oct | 6 |
| 10 Oct | 4 |
| 11 Oct | – |
| 12 Oct | 6 |
| 13 Oct | 5 |
| 14 Oct | 5 |
| 15 Oct | 7 |
| 16 Oct | 6 |
| 17 Oct | 9 |
| 18 Oct | – |
| 19 Oct | 6 |
| 20 Oct | 3 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | +2.8 | 12 | Coverage was mainly about Glencore's $40m funding and offtake deal letting Orion Minerals develop the Prieska mine, plus support for a Brazilian nickel project and talk of an Australian listing. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | +5.5 | 10 | Coverage focused on Glencore's new ASX listing and its funding for Orion Minerals' Prieska copper project, both seen as constructive. |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | +8.7 | 3 | Coverage centred on Glencore's new Australian listing, with a UBS Buy rating and access to the Australian pension market seen as positives. |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | +6.3 | 11 | Coverage was mainly about UBS starting coverage with a Buy rating, citing copper growth and marketing strength, alongside Glencore's new secondary listing on the ASX. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | +7.0 | 26 | Coverage was dominated by Glencore's secondary listing on the ASX, with a generally upbeat tone and shares opening above the London close. |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | +5.0 | 38 | Coverage was dominated by Glencore's ASX debut, with shares trading higher, a $660m share sale and aimed-for appeal to Australian funds. |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | +5.0 | 9 | Coverage was mainly about Glencore's ASX listing, with reports of the chief executive staying committed despite another company's failed float. |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | +5.5 | 15 | Coverage was mainly about Glencore's ASX listing, with admission confirmed and trading due to start in October, alongside strong reported EBITDA growth. |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | +3.7 | 4 | Coverage was mostly positive, focusing on Glencore's Guinea bauxite discussions, reassurance over the Horne site and ambitions around an ASX 100 entry and a Rio Tinto merger. |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | +5.5 | 4 | Coverage centred on Glencore's planned Australian listing, with Glencore expecting strong uptake driven by electrification and copper. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | +5.8 | 9 | Coverage leaned positive, led by Deutsche Bank raising its price target, approval for the Argentinian copper project and strong retail investor buying. |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | +7.0 | 5 | Coverage leant positive, led by New South Wales approval for the continuation of Hunter Valley Operations and RBC expecting stronger second-half production. |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | +9.7 | 15 | Coverage centred on Glencore lifting its 2026 marketing profit guidance to above $5bn, ahead of its Australian listing. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | +7.0 | 6 | Coverage focused on progress for Glencore's projects, including New South Wales approval for Hunter Valley Operations and steps on its copper developments in Argentina. |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | +7.5 | 36 | Coverage was dominated by Glencore raising its 2026 marketing profit outlook above $5 billion and winning RIGI approval for its Argentine MARA copper project, alongside news of its ASX secondary listing. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | +5.7 | 7 | Coverage was mainly about New South Wales approvals for Glencore's coal mine extensions, alongside its Li-Cycle acquisition, a Moroccan battery-recycling partnership and a continuing share buy-back. |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | +5.5 | 22 | Coverage centred on the NSW approval of the Hunter Valley coal mine extension to 2045, Berenberg raising its target price, and strong energy trading profits. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | +6.3 | 21 | Coverage was dominated by NSW approval for the Hunter Valley coal expansion with Yancoal, alongside upbeat items on energy trading profits and the City's backing. |
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