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IG Group news analysis
IG Group (LSE: IGG) is in the FTSE 100. 18 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
−6.7 from 3 relevant stories. Coverage centred on IG Group shares plunging after an outlook cut. Jefferies trimmed its price target but kept its Buy rating, which softened the tone only slightly.
Tone over time
Coverage of IG Group 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 122% from −3 to −7 between 30 Sep and 20 Oct. Its high was 9 in 11 Oct.
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3 days of 18 had fewer than 3 relevant stories, so those points are thin evidence. 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 | −3 |
| 1 Oct | 4 |
| 2 Oct | −8 |
| 3 Oct | −10 |
| 4 Oct | −10 |
| 5 Oct | −10 |
| 6 Oct | −8 |
| 7 Oct | −7 |
| 8 Oct | −5 |
| 9 Oct | 2 |
| 10 Oct | 4 |
| 11 Oct | 9 |
| 12 Oct | – |
| 13 Oct | 2 |
| 14 Oct | 7 |
| 15 Oct | −3 |
| 16 Oct | −6 |
| 17 Oct | – |
| 18 Oct | – |
| 19 Oct | 2 |
| 20 Oct | −7 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | −6.7 | 3 | Coverage centred on IG Group shares plunging after an outlook cut. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | +2.0 | 3 | Coverage was mixed: one piece noted a revenue dip although customer growth held, while another highlighted the Underdog purchase and prediction markets revenue. |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | −5.7 | 3 | Coverage centred on IG Group cutting its revenue guidance, followed by UBS lowering its price target. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | −3.2 | 4 | Coverage centred on IG Group's trimmed revenue guidance and the scrutiny that followed its latest trading update. |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | +6.7 | 3 | Coverage centred on a new deal for Investec to offer IG's trading platform in South Africa under its own brand, plus a Buy rating from Jefferies. |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | +1.7 | 5 | Coverage was mixed, with Jefferies reaffirming its Buy rating on IG Group while one piece looked back at a revenue warning that had shaken the market. |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | +8.7 | 1 | Coverage centred on Jefferies giving IG Group a 'Buy' rating, which reflects well on the company. |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | +4.0 | 7 | Coverage centred on analysts keeping buy ratings on IG Group and the CEO discussing the Underdog push into US prediction markets. |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | +2.0 | 9 | Coverage centred on IG's investor seminar on its Underdog acquisition strategy, with shares reported higher beforehand. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | −4.5 | 3 | Coverage centred on a selloff in IG shares and brokers' attempts to reassure the market. |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | −7.0 | 7 | Coverage centred on IG Group's revenue warning and a sharp share price fall of around 22%. |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | −7.8 | 13 | Coverage focused on IG Group's shares falling further after a Q3 profit warning, with Panmure and other brokers cutting targets and forecasts. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | −10.0 | 7 | Coverage centred on a sharp share price fall of more than 22% after IG Group cut its guidance, with a 27% intraday plunge also noted. |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | −10.0 | 2 | Coverage focused on IG Group's shares suffering their biggest sell-off in a decade. |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | −10.0 | 36 | Coverage focused on IG Group's third-quarter update, which showed revenue down 14% and a cut to its 2026 revenue growth outlook. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | −8.3 | 6 | Coverage centred on IG's Q3 trading update, which pointed to a 14% fall in revenue and weaker OTC retention. |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | +4.0 | 3 | Coverage was mildly positive, with IG Japan resuming commodity options trading, the CEO acquiring shares, and commentary on market turbulence possibly lifting trading activity. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | −3.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was IG Japan removing some functions from its smartphone browser trading system. |
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