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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT): news on Thursday 29 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 29 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 of the trust was mixed, with one piece noting its shares feeling pressure from concerns over AI funding. Another debated whether to buy now or wait for a possible Anthropic listing, which was a more balanced take.
What drove it
- AI funding fears
- Anthropic IPO debate
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct | +5.0 | 1 |
| Sun 25 Oct | −1.3 | 1 |
| Mon 26 Oct | −3.0 | 1 |
| Thu 29 Oct | −3.3 | 2 |
2 stories · 2 headlines · strongest first
Investment trusts on 29 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Mortgage and AI funding fears −6.31 headline today · A piece says Scottish Mortgage is affected by AI funding fears. | ||
| −6.3 | Trust's shares pressured by worries over funding for AI. | |
| Scottish Mortgage versus waiting for Anthropic IPO +2.01 headline today · A piece weighs buying Scottish Mortgage straight away against waiting for Anthropic's IPO. | ||
| +2.0 | Weighs buying the trust now versus awaiting a potential AI listing. | |
Each article has its own score. The lines are our own summary; follow the source link to read the article itself.
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