FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Investment trusts / 9 October 2026
Investment trusts: sector news on Friday 9 October 2026
Average tone +1.4 (neutral) across 3 companies with relevant coverage, from 4 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Witan | +5.2 | 2 | Coverage of Alliance Witan was limited to two market-data pieces, one reporting its net asset value and share price and another noting the shares trading near a 52-week high. |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust | −2.3 | 1 | Coverage reports that the annual general meeting passed 13 resolutions, while the trust's shares fell 1.53 percent. |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | +1.3 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a manager's comment that avoiding Chinese stocks does not remove China risk. |
| F & C Investment Trust | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +7.0 Alliance Trust stock trades near its 52-week high
Shares trading near 52-week high reflects positive momentum. - +3.0 Alliance Witan reported 1,431.50p NAV while Alliance Trust stock costs EUR 16.45
Reports NAV and share price; factual, mildly positive. - −2.3 AGM passes 13 resolutions and Polar Capital Technology Trust stock falls 1.53 percent
AGM resolutions passed routinely; shares fell 1.53 percent, slightly negative. - +1.3 Not owning Chinese stocks doesn't mean you've avoided China risk, says Scottish Mortgage's Burns
Manager commentary on China risk; company a named party, neutral-ish view.
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