FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Investment trusts / 6 October 2026
Investment trusts: sector news on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Average tone +5.0 (positive) across 2 companies with relevant coverage, from 3 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | +9.2 | 2 | Coverage centred on Scottish Mortgage shares hitting a new high, which leans positive. |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust | +0.8 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was the trust's routine announcement of its AGM results, which is largely factual and neutral. |
| Alliance Witan | – | 0 | |
| F & C Investment Trust | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Trust Spot: Scottish Mortgage hits new high and Baillie Gifford US Growth leaps 12% amid “existential” warnings
Scottish Mortgage shares hit a new high, named in headline. - +0.8 REG - Polar Cap Tech Tst - Result of AGM
AGM results announcement; routine, with the trust as the named party. - +0.8 Fund Focus: four questions to ask Scottish Mortgage
Analytical piece posing questions about the trust; broadly neutral.
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