FTSE 100 gains 77 points as Computacenter surges
Published on 10/26/2026 at 22:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSOil and budget cues
- FTSE 100 ended October 26 at 10,767 points, up 77 points or 0.7 percent.
- Brent crude fell more than 1 percent as markets awaited the UK budget and central-bank decisions.
- Computacenter led the FTSE 100 higher with a 13.1 percent gain after raising its profit outlook.
- October 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. GMT: UK Treasury gilt auction is scheduled.
FTSE 100 gained 77 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 10,767 points on October 26, 2026. The index rebounded as Brent crude fell more than 1 percent, while markets awaited the UK budget and central-bank decisions.
Computacenter was the strongest individual mover, rising 13.1 percent after lifting its 2026 adjusted pretax profit forecast to at least GBP 425 million, above company-compiled consensus of GBP 387.1 million, Reuters reported.
Why did the FTSE 100 rise on October 26?
The blue-chip index recovered after two consecutive losing sessions. Lower oil prices improved risk appetite, although energy shares lagged. Reuters said an Anthropic US initial public offering filing also lifted sentiment toward artificial-intelligence stocks, while investors focused on the first budget from Finance Minister John Healey and the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
The FTSE 100 had fallen 1.8 percent over the previous week, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
Winners and losers in the FTSE 100
Closing movers at the London market close were listed by Hargreaves Lansdown:
- Computacenter up 13.1 percent: raised its full-year profit outlook.
- Babcock International up 6.4 percent: benefited from a broader defense-sector rebound.
- Rolls-Royce Holdings up 6.1 percent: rose with aerospace and defense shares.
- Experian down 6.7 percent.
- Auto Trader down 2.6 percent.
- The Sage Group down 2.5 percent.
Energy stocks fell 0.8 percent, with BP down 1.2 percent and Shell down 0.8 percent, as crude prices retreated, Reuters said.
What comes next for the FTSE 100
- October 27, 2026, 12:01 a.m. GMT: BRC shop price inflation data, with a 1.6 percent prior reading, Trading Economics lists.
- October 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. GMT: UK Treasury gilt auction, Trading Economics lists.
- October 27, 2026: HSBC and Reckitt are scheduled to begin the week's UK earnings flow, Morningstar reports.
FTSE 100 price data for October 26, 2026
FTSE 100 closed at 10,767.33 points on October 26, 2026, according to Financial Times. It gained 76.97 points, or 0.72 percent, versus the previous close of 10,690.36 points, as shown by Fidelity.
FTSE 100 by the numbers on October 26, 2026
- Index: FTSE 100
- Home exchange: London Stock Exchange, United Kingdom
- Close on October 26, 2026: 10,767 points
- Change versus previous close of October 23, 2026: up 77 points (up 0.7 percent)
- Previous close: 10,690 points
- Top gainer: Computacenter up 13.1 percent
- Top loser: Experian down 6.7 percent
- Next scheduled event: October 27, 2026, 12:01 a.m. GMT: BRC shop price inflation data
