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National Grid (NG): news on Monday 26 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Monday morning, 26 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 was led by a raised fiscal 2027 growth outlook, which is clearly positive. This was partly offset by power cuts in Cornwall during which it listed warm spaces, and local opposition to pylons in Carlisle.
What drove it
- raised growth outlook
- Cornwall power cuts
- pylon opposition
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | −5.5 | 6 |
| Wed 21 Oct | −2.7 | 20 |
| Thu 22 Oct | −3.7 | 11 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +4.0 | 14 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +4.2 | 12 |
| Sun 25 Oct | −5.2 | 2 |
| Mon 26 Oct | +2.0 | 3 |
3 stories · 3 headlines · strongest first
Utilities on 26 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| National Grid raises its growth outlook for fiscal 2027 +10.01 headline today · National Grid raised its fiscal 2027 growth outlook, with the stock at EUR 14.64. | ||
| +10.0 | Raised fiscal 2027 growth outlook, positive for prospects. | |
| National Grid names warm spaces as Cornwall's power cuts persist −5.01 headline today · National Grid has named warm spaces while power cuts carry on in Cornwall. | ||
| −5.0 | Power cuts in Cornwall; company providing warm spaces, service disruption. | |
| Carlisle campaigner: bill discounts do not offset blight from pylons −4.21 headline today · BBC reports a campaigner saying pylon blight in Carlisle outweighs bill discounts. | ||
| −4.2 | Pylon opposition in Carlisle, likely its project facing local criticism. | |
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