FTSE 100 news tone · Sunday 1 November 2026
FTSE 100 news overview: Sunday 1 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Sunday morning, 1 November 2026. Every relevant headline about all 100 companies, read and scored for how good or bad it is for the company.
Market mood · 1 November
Average tone across the 60 companies with news
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.
Mood over time
Average tone per day, 3 Oct to 1 Nov
Across every FTSE 100 company with relevant news that day, −10 to +10.
Average tone fell 1.1 points from 3.0 to 1.9 between 3 Oct and 1 Nov. Its high was 4.2 in 7 Oct.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Average tone |
|---|---|
| 3 Oct | 3.0 |
| 4 Oct | 1.8 |
| 5 Oct | 3.8 |
| 6 Oct | 3.4 |
| 7 Oct | 4.2 |
| 8 Oct | 3.3 |
| 9 Oct | 2.4 |
| 10 Oct | 2.8 |
| 11 Oct | 2.4 |
| 12 Oct | 3.3 |
| 13 Oct | 3.6 |
| 14 Oct | 2.8 |
| 15 Oct | 3.3 |
| 16 Oct | 2.8 |
| 17 Oct | 3.6 |
| 18 Oct | 2.1 |
| 19 Oct | 2.4 |
| 20 Oct | 1.6 |
| 21 Oct | 2.6 |
| 22 Oct | 4.1 |
| 23 Oct | 3.0 |
| 24 Oct | 3.0 |
| 25 Oct | 2.7 |
| 26 Oct | 1.7 |
| 27 Oct | 3.2 |
| 28 Oct | 2.1 |
| 29 Oct | 2.9 |
| 30 Oct | 3.1 |
| 31 Oct | 2.9 |
| 1 Nov | 1.9 |
Weekly note · 20 October – 26 October
FTSE 100 news tone: pharma and property led, utilities and banks lagged
Coverage of the FTSE 100 stayed positive all week, and two drugmakers and two property firms led it. Severn Trent, 3i and Imperial Brands had the weakest reads.
Written by ScriptGrain from the week's stored scores, fact-checked.
Top stories · 1 November · by headlines
CCI approves Xavier Niel's purchase of 16.2% of Vodafonepositive · VOD · 10 headlines
Many outlets report India's CCI cleared Xavier Niel's roughly €5.1bn acquisition of a 16.2% Vodafone stake.
AstraZeneca Q3 results and $1.5bn savings planpositive · AZN · 6 headlines
AstraZeneca reported 7% Q3 revenue growth, kept guidance, and launched a $1.5bn savings plan funding a $2bn pipeline investment; shares rose sharply.
Uber tests blockchain yield pilot with Franklin Templeton and HSBCstrongly positive · HSBA · 6 headlines
Several outlets report that Uber is trialling yield from tokenised money market funds on the Canton Network, with Franklin Templeton and HSBC involved.
Tesco and Sainsbury's Christmas adverts launchslightly positive · TSCO · 5 headlines
Outlets cover Tesco's 2026 Christmas ad starring Motherland actresses, alongside Sainsbury's.
Airtel Africa reports half-year results with higher revenue, profit and interim dividendstrongly positive · AAF · 4 headlines
Airtel Africa reported half-year revenue up about 28% to $3.82bn and profit of $452m, with record margins, doubled capital spending and a 3.1 cent interim dividend.
Diageo: India pursues 150% tariffs on bulk Scotchslightly negative · DGE · 4 headlines
A trade group says India's Scotch probe undermines India-UK pact benefits over bulk concentrate tariffs.
All 100 companies · 1 November
Every company and sectorSectors · 1 November · average tone
Telecoms had the best coverage and Media and technology the worst
Average tone of each sector's companies with news, −10 to +10.
Telecoms is the largest at 5.6, ahead of travel and leisure (4.5). Media and technology is the lowest at −0.4.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| sector | Average tone |
|---|---|
| Telecoms | 5.6 |
| Travel and leisure | 4.5 |
| Aerospace and defence | 3.0 |
| Real estate | 3.0 |
| Retail | 2.9 |
| Oil and gas | 2.8 |
| Mining | 2.4 |
| Financial services | 1.8 |
| Industrials and support services | 1.4 |
| Insurance | 1.0 |
| Pharma and healthcare | 0.9 |
| Banks | 0.8 |
| Utilities | 0.7 |
| Consumer staples | 0.4 |
| Media and technology | −0.4 |
Biggest stories · the week to 1 November
| Story | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC reports 32% third-quarter profit rise; shares fall on revenue missHSBC · HSBA · 31 October | −0.7neutral | 111 |
| GSK reports third-quarter results, keeps 2026 outlook; shares fall on vaccinesGSK · GSK · 31 October | −2.6slightly negative | 86 |
| easyJet signs up Starlink for aircraft Wi-Fi, with installation starting in 2027EasyJet · EZJ · 1 November | +7.9strongly positive | 73 |
| Aviva Investors puts £22bn sterling liquidity fund's tokenised class on XRP LedgerAviva · AV · 30 October | +6.1strongly positive | 73 |
| AstraZeneca Q3 results and $1.5bn savings planAstraZeneca · AZN · 1 November | +6.8strongly positive | 65 |
| WPP Q3 trading update: revenue decline narrows, guidance heldWPP · WPP · 31 October | +4.3positive | 65 |
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