FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Rio Tinto / 2 October 2026
Rio Tinto (RIO): news on Friday 2 October 2026
+6.3 strongly positive
Coverage was dominated by the government-backed deal keeping the Bell Bay smelter running to 2031, which is a clear positive. Further support came from Winu mine progress, carbon capture and analyst targets, while a Madagascar court case and a lower share price weighed slightly.
What drove it
- Bell Bay smelter deal
- Winu mine consent
- Madagascar legal claim
The 30 stories
- −9.2 Your toothpaste, their river: a Madagascar mine faces a court battle over poisoned water
Madagascar mine faces court over poisoned water - +9.2 Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay smelter secured by A$200 million government package
Government package secures Bell Bay smelter operations - +9.2 Albanese and Rio Tinto strike five-year deal to keep Tasmania’s Bell Bay smelter running
Five-year deal keeps Bell Bay smelter running - +8.3 Rio Tinto secures Bell Bay aluminium smelter operations till 2031
Bell Bay operations secured to 2031 - +8.3 Rio Tinto, Government Deal Secures Bell Bay Smelter Until 2031
Deal secures Bell Bay smelter until 2031 - +8.3 Aboriginal consent advances Rio Tinto (RIO)'s proposed Winu mine toward first copper by 2030.
Aboriginal consent advances Winu copper project - +8.3 Rio Tinto Secures $200 Million Lifeline for Tasmania's Bell Bay Smelter Through 2031
Lifeline secures Bell Bay through 2031 - +8.3 Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay aluminium smelter secures five-year extension with $200m support
Five-year extension with government support - +8.3 Berenberg raises Rio Tinto stock target to GBp 8,700
Berenberg raises price target - +7.5 New Buy Rating for Rio Tinto (RIO), the Basic Materials Giant
New buy rating from analyst - +7.5 Bell Bay Aluminium to continue operations until 2031
Bell Bay to continue until 2031 - +7.5 Bell Bay smelter secures power supply to 2031
Power supply secured to 2031 - +6.7 Rio Tinto and Shougang commission industrial-scale carbon capture facility for blast furnace in China
Carbon capture facility commissioned with Shougang - +6.7 Governments agree $200m bailout for Bell Bay aluminium smelter
Government bailout agreed for Bell Bay - +5.8 Rio Tinto, RevoCast expand low-carbon aluminum billet supply
Expanded low-carbon aluminium billet supply deal - +5.0 Bell Bay smelter funding deal pays Rio Tinto only when prices fall
Funding pays only when prices fall, still protective - +5.0 Rio Tinto Updates Capital Structure and Strikes New Indigenous and Low-Carbon Aluminium Agreements in September 2026
New Indigenous and low-carbon aluminium agreements - +5.0 Bell Bay Aluminium deal secured: RIO resistance levels in focus
Bell Bay deal supports share price outlook - +3.3 Is Rio Tinto (LSE:RIO) Stock Drawing Fresh Interest This Week As Earnings Momentum Builds Amid Wider FTSE 100 Trends?
Interest building ahead of earnings - −3.3 Rio Tinto stock after-hours at EUR 82.14: minus 1.53 percent versus prior close
Shares down 1.53 percent after hours - +2.5 Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) Shares Edge Higher – Half-Year Results in the Spotlight
Shares edge higher ahead of half-year results - +1.7 Rio Tinto Sells Argyle Pink Diamonds Brand to Luxury Jewelry Group
Sale of Argyle Pink Diamonds brand, non-core - +1.7 Rio Tinto finalises transition of Argyle Diamonds to Boodles - mining-journal.com
Argyle transition to Boodles completed - −1.7 Rio Tinto Plc Stock 12‑Month Price Target Cut to $100.36, Implies 7% Upside
Price target cut, modest upside remains - +1.7 RIO: Cost Cuts Support The Case, China And Commodity Demand Still Cap Upside
Cost cuts help but China demand caps upside - +1.7 Rio Tinto secures Bell Bay, faces Madagascar claim
Bell Bay win offset by Madagascar claim - −1.7 Minister struggles to answer key question on $200m government bailout in tense TV interview
Political scrutiny of bailout, though focus is the minister - +0.8 Rio Tinto sell-down spreads to post-panamaxes
Vessel sell-down continues, minor - +0.8 Rio Tinto Sells Two Post-Panamax Bulk Carriers for $42.8m - News and Statistics
Sale of two bulk carriers, minor - 0.0 Rio Tinto schedules results for Rio Tinto stock
Results date scheduled, factual
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