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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT): news on Sunday 8 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Sunday morning, 8 November 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 centred on the trust's strong NAV return and its decision to sell out of Tesla while reducing its SpaceX holding. The strong performance figure gives the coverage a modestly positive lean.
What drove it
- NAV return
- Tesla exit
- SpaceX stake cut
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov | −7.8 | 2 |
| Fri 6 Nov | +6.3 | 4 |
| Sat 7 Nov | +8.7 | 23 |
| Sun 8 Nov | +5.5 | 2 |
| Mon 9 Nov | +10.0 | 1 |
| Tue 10 Nov | +2.3 | 3 |
| Wed 11 Nov | +0.8 | 4 |
| Thu 12 Nov | +2.0 | 1 |
| Fri 13 Nov | +7.7 | 3 |
1 story · 2 headlines · strongest first
Investment trusts on 8 NovemberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Mortgage exits Tesla and cuts SpaceX stake +4.42 headlines today · 15 in all, since 7 November · Scottish Mortgage reported a 31.5% NAV return, sold Tesla and cut SpaceX to 11.1%. | ||
| +7.5 | Strong net asset value return reported alongside the Tesla sale. | |
| +2.5 | Trust sold its Tesla holding and trimmed SpaceX, a notable portfolio shift. | |
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