FTSE 100 news tone · Thursday 12 November 2026
FTSE 100 news overview: Thursday 12 November 2026
News from the 24 hours to Thursday morning, 12 November 2026. Every relevant headline about all 100 companies, read and scored for how good or bad it is for the company.
Market mood · 12 November
Average tone across the 90 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, 14 Oct to 12 Nov
Across every FTSE 100 company with relevant news that day, −10 to +10.
Average tone was flat at about 2.8 between 14 Oct and 12 Nov. Its low was 1.6 in 20 Oct.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| day | Average tone |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 Nov | 3.0 |
| 3 Nov | 3.6 |
| 4 Nov | 2.5 |
| 5 Nov | 3.5 |
| 6 Nov | 3.4 |
| 7 Nov | 2.8 |
| 8 Nov | 2.1 |
| 9 Nov | 1.9 |
| 10 Nov | 2.7 |
| 11 Nov | 1.8 |
| 12 Nov | 2.8 |
Weekly note · 3 November – 9 November
FTSE 100 news tone stayed positive all week but faded from Tuesday to Monday
Coverage of FTSE 100 companies leaned positive between Tuesday 3 November and Monday 9 November, though the daily average slipped from +3.6 to +1.9 over the seven days. M&G, Metlen Energy & Metals and Next plc had the best coverage, while Haleon had by far the worst. These are scores of the news about each company, not of the shares.
Written by ScriptGrain from the week's stored scores, fact-checked.
Top stories · 12 November · by headlines
Burberry reports half-year profit rise and fifth straight growth quarterstrongly positive · BRBY · 57 headlines
Burberry reported higher half-year sales and a return to profit, with shares jumping around 10%.
UK regulator CMA raises competition worries about McCormick's Unilever Foods dealnegative · ULVR · 50 headlines
The CMA said the deal may substantially lessen competition and gave until 18 November for remedies or a phase 2 probe.
Shareholders vote for Apollo's £5.7bn easyJet takeoverstrongly positive · EZJ · 43 headlines
Outlets report that easyJet shareholders voted to approve the £5.7bn takeover by Apollo, with completion expected in 2027.
Endeavour reports Q3 results, flags Mana output hit and approves Assafouneutral · EDV · 40 headlines
Endeavour reported record free cash flow and Q3 results, warned of lower output from Mana stoppages, and approved the $1.2bn Assafou project; shares fell.
BAE Systems now guides to about £3bn of free cash flow in 2026, higher than beforestrongly positive · BA · 29 headlines
Headlines report BAE's November trading update, with a higher cash flow forecast of about £3bn and order intake of £33bn, plus broker reaction.
3i reports half-year return and launches £750m buybackpositive · III · 25 headlines
3i's half-year results show a £1.6bn return, higher dividend and a second £750m buyback.
All 100 companies · 12 November
Every company and sectorSectors · 12 November · average tone
Telecoms had the best coverage and Oil and gas the worst
Average tone of each sector's companies with news, −10 to +10.
Telecoms is the largest at 5.4, ahead of media and technology (4.7). Oil and gas is the smallest at 0.6.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| sector | Average tone |
|---|---|
| Telecoms | 5.4 |
| Media and technology | 4.7 |
| Travel and leisure | 3.6 |
| Retail | 3.5 |
| Industrials and support services | 3.4 |
| Banks | 3.2 |
| Utilities | 3.2 |
| Real estate | 2.8 |
| Financial services | 2.6 |
| Aerospace and defence | 2.6 |
| Mining | 2.3 |
| Housebuilders | 2.3 |
| Pharma and healthcare | 2.2 |
| Consumer staples | 1.8 |
| Insurance | 1.5 |
| Investment trusts | 1.1 |
| Oil and gas | 0.6 |
Biggest stories · the week to 12 November
| Story | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Diageo first-quarter sales rise and guidance heldDiageo · DGE · 11 November | +4.9positive | 76 |
| Vodafone raises full-year guidance after first-half loss and 3,000 job cutsVodafone Group · VOD · 13 November | +2.5slightly positive | 69 |
| Reviews of the 2026 Christmas advertsMarks & Spencer · MKS · 13 November | +6.2strongly positive | 64 |
| Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome service rerouted to French military base over bomb threatInternational Airlines Group · IAG · 7 November | −4.3negative | 64 |
| Burberry reports half-year profit rise and fifth straight growth quarterBurberry Group · BRBY · 13 November | +10.0strongly positive | 57 |
| National Grid reports half-year results and raises outlookNational Grid · NG · 12 November | +6.7strongly positive | 57 |
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