FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / National Grid / 9 October 2026

National Grid (NG): news on Friday 9 October 2026

+4.5 positive

Coverage was mixed: the Great Grid Upgrade is reported ahead of schedule and a SAR 1.3 billion deal was signed. Against that, analysts cut their fair value and the share price rally is described as fading near resistance.

What drove it

Great Grid Upgrade
SAR 1.3bn deal
analyst fair value cut

The 6 stories

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

+10.0 National Grid ahead of schedule on Great Grid Upgrade Energy Live News
Great Grid Upgrade progressing ahead of schedule.
+9.2 National Grid signs SAR 1.3 billion deal: what it means for Saudi Electricity stock AD HOC NEWS
National Grid wins SAR 1.3 billion deal.
−5.0 Analysts cut fair value to GBp 1,339.80 for National Grid stock AD HOC NEWS
Analysts cut fair value estimate.
−3.3 National Grid stock trades near GBX1,166 resistance as short-term rally fades Traders Union
Rally fading near resistance level.
+2.5 Swansea Council asked to back National Grid plan to bury overhead powerline on Gower coast - https://www.facilitiesmanagement-now.com/ https://www.facilitiesmanagement-now.com/
Plan to bury powerline; council backing sought.
0.0 National Grid stock pre-market at EUR 13.74: unchanged AD HOC NEWS
Share price unchanged pre-market; purely factual.

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