UK markets: 29 October 2026
UK's market day: prices, jobs and the economy, companies and shares, oil, energy and costs. Follow the news, check the price snapshots and see what to watch next.
The day so far
On 29 October 2026, the collected news for UK covers prices, jobs and the economy, companies and shares, oil, energy and costs. 48 reports are included so far. The latest is from UK Department for Business and Trade: “Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, September 2026”
In the stored price snapshots, FTSE 100 was 10,722.07 (+0.26%; from the previous close on 2026-10-28). Each observation has its own time below; these are not necessarily prices from the same minute.
The price snapshots below show what was observed at the stated times. Read them alongside the news, rather than as proof that a particular headline moved the market. They are not live trading quotes or a forecast of the close.
How prices moved
STORED MARKET DATAFTSE 100
10,722.07+0.26%From the previous close on 2026-10-28
Europe/London · Yahoo Finance
These are dated observations, not live trading quotes. A price move alone does not tell us which news caused it.
What’s shaping the day
48 selected reports from 8 named sources. This is a selection of the latest collected coverage, not a complete record of the day. Repeated headlines are combined, and separate reports may share the same underlying source.
Prices, jobs and the economy
- UK Department for Business and Trade · 13:13Official Statistics: Trade and investment factsheets: latest update ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYThe most up to date snapshot of the UK's trade and investment positions with trading partners overseas.
- HM Revenue and Customs · 12:06Policy paper: Income Tax: changes to tax rates for property and savings income ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYThis tax information and impact note is about the changes to property rates and savings rates for 2027 to 2028 tax year.
- HM Revenue and Customs · 10:00Employment related securities bulletin 69 (October 2026) ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYFind out about the Budget 2026 changes to the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) and the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) scheme, including rebranding CSOP as 'Enterprise Management Incentives 2 (EMI2)'.
- UK Department for Business and Trade · 09:21Guidance: Conduct Regulations 2003: guidance for employment agencies and employment businesses ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYGuidance for employment agencies, employment businesses and the recruitment sector on the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
Why this can matter
This part of the day's coverage includes 5 reports from UK Department for Business and Trade, HM Revenue and Customs, Yahoo Finance. The linked headlines above show what each source reported.
Inflation tells us how quickly prices are changing. Jobs and spending reports help show how much demand there is in the economy. Together, these figures can change expectations for company sales, household budgets and interest rates.
One release rarely settles the whole picture. A monthly number can move around, earlier figures can be revised, and a strong headline can hide weaker details. Compare the same reporting period and check whether the source is describing a new result or changing an old one.
Look at the reporting month, any revisions and the next official release. A better number than last month is not necessarily better than investors expected.
Companies and shares
- HM Revenue and Customs · 13:10Corporate report: Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Isle of Man ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYThese accounts calculate the total share of common duties due to the Isle of Man government and the balance owing to either the Isle of Man or the UK.
- Financial Post · 11:13Boralex accelerates expansion in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of Wind2 ↗
- HM Revenue and Customs · 08:10Collection of Student Loans Manual ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYThe role of HM Revenue and Customs in the collection of student loan repayments
- Financial Post · 07:08Shell plc Third Quarter 2026 Interim Dividend ↗
Why this can matter
This part of the day's coverage includes 5 reports from HM Revenue and Customs, Financial Post. The linked headlines above show what each source reported.
Company news can affect a share price through profits, future sales, funding needs or changes in ownership. An index may also move when a large member moves, even if many smaller companies go the other way.
Read the company's own statement alongside the report. Higher revenue does not always mean higher profit, and a good past quarter does not guarantee a good next quarter. Plans, forecasts and completed deals should be treated differently.
Check which company and exchange the story concerns, the period covered and whether the figures are results or forecasts.
Oil, energy and costs
- The Guardian Business · 08:00Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up margin on oil ↗
Why this can matter
This part of the day's coverage includes 1 report from The Guardian Business. The linked headlines above show what each source reported.
Energy news can reach markets through fuel bills, transport costs and company profits. A price rise may help some producers while making life harder for airlines, manufacturers and households. The effect depends on the business and the country.
Separate a reported supply change from a prediction about demand. Inventories, production and prices measure different things. A move in one oil contract is also not automatically the same as a change in every fuel price.
Check the product, delivery period and measurement date. Look for an official supply or inventory update before treating a rumour as a confirmed change.
Other market news
- UK Department for Business and Trade · 16:58Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, September 2026 ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYReports on departmental spending over £25,000.
- UK Department for Business and Trade · 16:58Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, August 2026 ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYReports on departmental spending over £25,000.
- Yahoo Finance · 16:32Sterling Infrastructure (STRL): Scale and Expertise in Mission-Critical Data Center Projects Support Thesis ↗
- HM Revenue and Customs · 16:04Guidance: Business rates and duty to notify ↗
SOURCE SUMMARYFind out about the business rates duty to notify, including what changes you may need to report and when it will be introduced.
Why this can matter
This part of the day's coverage includes 37 reports from UK Department for Business and Trade, Yahoo Finance, HM Revenue and Customs. The linked headlines above show what each source reported.
Markets respond to several things at once: company results, policy, currencies and changes in risk appetite. The reports below add context to the day, but a headline appearing before a price move does not prove it caused that move.
Read the original source for the action, timing and conditions. In regulation, a proposal is different from a final rule. In a deal, an announcement is different from completion. These details determine when a report could matter to a business or investor.
Look for a dated official update and what still has to happen. Treat an unconfirmed report as an open question.
The day’s updates
Latest source updates first. Times use Europe/London. A headline can be updated after its first publication.
- UK Department for Business and Trade · Official update · updated
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, September 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- UK Department for Business and Trade · Official update · updated
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, August 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- Yahoo Finance · News wire · published
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL): Scale and Expertise in Mission-Critical Data Center Projects Support Thesis ↗
The report mentions Sterling
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Guidance: Business rates and duty to notify ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Venture Capital Schemes Manual ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Form: Reporting fund — annual report (CISC2) ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for tax agents and advisers ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: Personal Tax: Offshore Anti-Avoidance external engagement ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: Climate Change Levy rates from 1 April 2028 ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Tell HMRC you want to claim Research and Development (R&D) tax relief ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Decision: CIL Appeal 1894440 — 03 September 26 — Chargeable amount ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Guidance: Choose the right software for Pillar 2 Top-up Taxes ↗
From an official source in UK
- Cointelegraph · News wire · published
Bank of England opens consultation on tokenized collateral for clearing ↗
The report mentions Bank of England
- Bank of England · Official update · published
Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 17 September 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Treasury · Official update · updated
Correspondence: Regulators Council: letter on regulator effectiveness and reform ↗
From an official source in UK
- UK Department for Business and Trade · Official update · updated
Official Statistics: Trade and investment factsheets: latest update ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Corporate report: Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Isle of Man ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Guidance: Excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates and allowances ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Draft legislation: Better use of new and improved third-party data ↗
From an official source in UK
- Financial Post · News wire · published
GoldHaven Reaches 3,000 Metres Drilled at Magno, Advances High-Grade Silver-Lead-Zinc Targets in British Columbia’s Cassiar District ↗
The report mentions British
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: Income Tax: changes to tax rates for property and savings income ↗
From an official source in UK
- UK Department for Business and Trade · Official update · updated
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £500, August 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- UK Department for Business and Trade · Official update · updated
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £500, July 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Guidance: Tax-free savings newsletter 24 ↗
From an official source in UK
- Financial Post · News wire · published
Boralex accelerates expansion in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of Wind2 ↗
The report mentions United Kingdom
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Guidance: Pension schemes newsletter 186 — October 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: Reduce the main rate writing-down allowance and increase the main rate first-year allowance ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: VAT: supply of certain passenger transport services through agents ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: Machine Games Duty: changes to stake and prize thresholds ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Policy paper: Capital Gains Tax: reduction in the Business Asset Disposal Relief lifetime limit ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Corporate Intangibles Research and Development Manual ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Employment related securities bulletin 69 (October 2026) ↗
From an official source in UK
- Bank of England · Official update · published
Bank of England sets out approach to tokenised collateral in central clearing ↗
The report mentions Bank of England
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Official Statistics: Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Official Statistics: Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2025 ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Transparency data: HMRC: spending over £25,000, September 2026 ↗
From an official source in UK
- UK Department for Business and Trade · Official update · updated
Guidance: Conduct Regulations 2003: guidance for employment agencies and employment businesses ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Notice: Duty free spirits — use in manufacture or for medical or scientific purposes (Excise Notice 47) ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Guidance: Corporation Tax: CT620 Notes ↗
From an official source in UK
- HM Revenue and Customs · Official update · updated
Collection of Student Loans Manual ↗
From an official source in UK
- The Guardian Business · News wire · published
Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up margin on oil ↗
Company news about Shell
- The Guardian Business · News wire · published
If British Library reading rooms become ‘co-working spaces’, it’s all too easy to imagine what comes next | Andy Beckett ↗
The report mentions British
- HM Treasury · Official update · updated
Policy paper: UK-Australia Financial Regulatory Forum October 2026: Joint Statement ↗
From an official source in UK
- Yahoo Finance · News wire · published
UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Futures Weaken On Fresh Retail Inflation Concern ↗
The report mentions FTSE
- Financial Post · News wire · published
Shell plc Third Quarter 2026 Interim Dividend ↗
Company news about Shell
- Financial Post · News wire · published
SHELL PLC 2027 INTERIM DIVIDEND TIMETABLE ↗
Company news about Shell
How we put this story together
Montara selects relevant source reports and adds topic-based reading guidance. Supported official headlines also contribute source-linked figures and explanations; unstated reporting details remain unknown. Headlines belong to the named publishers. Price comparisons are calculated from stored observations. This page is assembled automatically; it does not establish that news caused a market move.
Headlines and marked source summaries come from the linked publishers. Figures in focus identify supported official headline values and explain their limits. The broader topic explanations are reading guides. No AI market forecast is presented on this page.