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Polar Capital Technology Trust news analysis
Polar Capital Technology Trust (LSE: PCT) is in the FTSE 100. 11 of the last 21 days had relevant coverage.
Latest: Tuesday 20 October 2026
−4.7 from 1 relevant story. Coverage was a single market note reporting that Polar Capital Technology Trust's shares slid. The lean is negative because the story is about a share price fall.
Tone over time
Coverage of Polar Capital Technology Trust worsened between 1 October 2026 and 20 October 2026
Daily news tone, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). Gaps are days with no relevant stories.
Tone fell 256% from 3 to −5 between 1 Oct and 20 Oct. Its high was 9 in 3 Oct.
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11 days of 11 had fewer than 3 relevant stories, so those points are thin evidence. Numbered markers are the days with the strongest single headline (key below). This is the tone of coverage, not a share price.Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Tone |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep | – |
| 1 Oct | 3 |
| 2 Oct | −6 |
| 3 Oct | 9 |
| 4 Oct | – |
| 5 Oct | – |
| 6 Oct | 1 |
| 7 Oct | 0 |
| 8 Oct | – |
| 9 Oct | −2 |
| 10 Oct | – |
| 11 Oct | 1 |
| 12 Oct | – |
| 13 Oct | 3 |
| 14 Oct | – |
| 15 Oct | – |
| 16 Oct | −10 |
| 17 Oct | – |
| 18 Oct | – |
| 19 Oct | −1 |
| 20 Oct | −5 |
Day by day
| Day | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | −4.7 | 1 | Coverage was a single market note reporting that Polar Capital Technology Trust's shares slid. |
| Monday 19 October 2026 | −1.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a Kalkine Media piece asking why Polar Capital Technology pays no dividend, which leans slightly negative. |
| Sunday 18 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 17 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Friday 16 October 2026 | −9.7 | 2 | Coverage focused on the trust's shares falling around 5% as a global technology sell-off spread to London. |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Wednesday 14 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Tuesday 13 October 2026 | +3.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to the trust's board renewal, with Crinage joining. |
| Monday 12 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 11 October 2026 | +1.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a comparison of Polar Capital with Scottish Mortgage as ways to gain stock market exposure. |
| Saturday 10 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Friday 9 October 2026 | −2.3 | 1 | Coverage reports that the annual general meeting passed 13 resolutions, while the trust's shares fell 1.53 percent. |
| Thursday 8 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Wednesday 7 October 2026 | 0.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a shareholder and analyst call slideshow for the trust, which is purely factual. |
| Tuesday 6 October 2026 | +0.8 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was the trust's routine announcement of its AGM results, which is largely factual and neutral. |
| Monday 5 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Sunday 4 October 2026 | – | 0 | |
| Saturday 3 October 2026 | +9.2 | 2 | Coverage centred on Deutsche Bank raising its price target on the trust while keeping its Buy rating. |
| Friday 2 October 2026 | −6.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage said Polar Capital Technology Trust's shares slipped as AI fears swept London. |
| Thursday 1 October 2026 | +3.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to the appointment of Simon Crinage as an independent non-executive director. |
| Wednesday 30 September 2026 | – | 0 |
Sector: Investment trusts