IMI · Industrials and support services · one day
IMI (IMI): news on Thursday 22 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 22 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
Coverage focused on IMI's plan to acquire iSMA CONTROLLI, a specialist in building automation. The deal is presented as a step towards growth, so the tone leans positive.
What drove it
- iSMA CONTROLLI acquisition
- building automation expansion
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | +3.7 | 2 |
| Sat 17 Oct | +2.3 | 2 |
| Mon 19 Oct | +4.8 | 2 |
| Tue 20 Oct | −5.3 | 1 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +3.7 | 1 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +7.0 | 1 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +7.5 | 1 |
1 story · 1 headline · strongest first
Industrials and support services on 22 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| IMI to purchase iSMA CONTROLLI in €63m transaction +5.21 headline today · 16 in all, since 7 October · Kalkine examines IMI's acquisition of iSMA CONTROLLI, a specialist in building automation. | ||
| +7.0 | IMI buying iSMA CONTROLLI, a specialist in building automation; growth step. | |
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