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SSE (SSE): news on Friday 23 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Friday morning, 23 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 centred on a networks-led trading update and the share price swings that followed, alongside Jefferies keeping its 3,060p target. A Yorkshire substation contract also featured, leaning mildly positive.
What drove it
- trading update
- Jefferies price target
- substation contract
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct | +3.7 | 1 |
| Tue 20 Oct | −7.0 | 1 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +7.8 | 6 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +8.7 | 3 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +3.7 | 3 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +5.0 | 1 |
| Mon 26 Oct | 0.0 | 1 |
3 stories · 3 headlines · strongest first
Utilities on 23 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | Headline and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| SSE buys back shares as Jefferies keeps 3,060p target +5.81 headline today · SSE bought 660,938 shares and Jefferies kept its target. | ||
| +5.8 | SSE buys 660,938 shares as Jefferies keeps 3,060p target for SSE stockJefferies keeps high 3,060p target on SSE; supportive analyst view.} | |
| Balfour Beatty wins early works for Yorkshire substation +3.31 headline today · Balfour Beatty won an early works contract. | ||
| +3.3 | Balfour Beatty wins early works contract for Yorkshire substationEarly works contract for Yorkshire substation likely SSE network project; modestly positive. | |
| SSE issues trading update +3.91 headline today · 4 in all, since 15 October · Kalkine looks at the stock swinging after a networks-led update. | ||
| +1.7 | Why Is SSE (LSE:SSE) Stock Swinging This Week After A Networks-Led Trading Update?Share price swings after networks-led trading update; mixed picture. | |
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