FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Weir / 2 October 2026

Weir (WEIR): news on Friday 2 October 2026

+1.3 neutral

Coverage was mixed: one piece said the shares were climbing on hopes for mining equipment, while another noted a dip after hours and the shares going ex-dividend.

What drove it

mining equipment hopes
ex-dividend
share price dip

The 3 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+7.5 Why Is Weir Group (LSE:WEIR) Stock Climbing This Week On Mining Equipment Hopes? Kalkine Media
Stock climbing on hopes for mining equipment demand.
−3.3 Weir Group stock after-hours at EUR 30.80: minus 3.45 percent versus prior close at Lang & Schwarz AD HOC NEWS
Share price dipped 3.45% after hours versus prior close.[]
−0.8 FTSE 100 movers: Landsec rallies on shopping centre acquisition; Weir, BAT go ex-div Sharecast.com
Weir went ex-dividend; routine, mentioned among FTSE movers.

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