FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Reckitt / 8 October 2026
Reckitt (RKT): news on Thursday 8 October 2026
+10.0 strongly positive
Coverage centred on Goldman Sachs upgrading Reckitt to Buy with a 6,500p target, with shares rising, alongside reports of impressive earnings and a packaging design award. One technical note warned of a possible retracement, which tempers the positive tone slightly.
What drove it
- Goldman Sachs upgrade
- earnings reception
- share price move
The 7 stories
- +10.0 Goldman Sachs Upgrades Reckitt to Buy With 6,500p Target as Shares Rise 1.9%
Goldman upgrade to Buy with 6,500p target, shares rise - +10.0 Goldman upgrades Reckitt as emerging markets, new products drive growth
Goldman upgrade citing emerging markets and new product growth - +10.0 Why Did FTSE 100 Group Reckitt (LSE:RKT) Earnings Impress the London Market?
Earnings reported as impressing the London market - +7.5 Why is Reckitt Benckiser stock up 1.5% today?
Shares up 1.5% on the day - +6.7 Reckitt, Mondi win design award for Finish paper pack
Design award for Finish paper pack, positive for brand - −4.2 Overbought signals warn of retracement: Can RKT avoid deeper losses?
Technical analysis warns of possible pullback in shares - 0.0 The Cleaning Product Brand Owned By The Company Behind Lysol
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