FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / London Stock Exchange Group / 2 October 2026

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG): news on Friday 2 October 2026

+6.8 strongly positive

Coverage centred on the appointment of Amit Zavery, a ServiceNow executive, as a non-executive director from 1 December, with one report linking it to AI-led growth. Goldman Sachs also reiterated its Buy rating, and a piece looked at the interim dividend and buybacks.

What drove it

board appointment
Goldman Buy rating
dividend and buybacks

The 9 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+9.2 London Stock Exchange Group Plc : Goldman Sachs reiterates its Buy rating marketscreener.com
Goldman Sachs reiterates Buy rating
+8.7 LSEG appoints tech veteran Amit Zavery to board to bolster AI-led growth TipRanks
Tech veteran joins board to bolster AI-led growth
+6.7 London Stock Exchange Group plc Announces Appointment of Amit Zavery as Non-Executive Director, Risk Committee Member, Remuneration Committee Member and Nomination Committee Member, Effective December 1, 2026 marketscreener.com
New non-executive director appointed to board and committees
+6.7 LSEG appoints ServiceNow executive to board Investing.com
ServiceNow executive joins board
+6.3 LSEG appoints Amit Zavery as Non-Exec Director FX News Group
Board appointment of non-executive director
+6.3 London Stock Exchange Group Appoints Amit Zavery As Non-Executive Director Effective December 1, 2026 TradingView
Non-executive director appointment effective December
+6.2 London Stock Exchange : LSEG Board Appointment - Amit Zavery marketscreener.com
Board appointment announcement
+5.0 Directorate change Sharecast.com
Directorate change notice, routine board news
+4.2 How Does London Stock Exchange Group (LSE:LSEG) Balance Its Interim Dividend With Buybacks This Week? Kalkine Media
Interim dividend and buybacks discussed, mildly supportive

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