Aberdeen and SABMiller drive FTSE higher

Brewer SABMiller soars 20%

clock

The FTSE 100 is set for its biggest daily gain in a week, after M&A talk lifted brewer SABMiller 20% and Aberdeen Asset Management received an upgrade.

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Markets

Market Movers blog: Gold shoots past $4,000 for the first time as it 'evolves from a traditional hedge'

Market Movers blog: Gold shoots past $4,000 for the first time as it 'evolves from a traditional hedge'

Latest news and analysis

Investment Week
clock 08 October 2025 • 1 min read
Equity funds suffer £3.64bn exodus in Q3 as investors seek safe havens

Equity funds suffer £3.64bn exodus in Q3 as investors seek safe havens

Highest quarterly outflows on record

Patrick Brusnahan
clock 07 October 2025 • 2 min read
Japanese stocks surge to record highs as markets digest 'big political surprise'

Japanese stocks surge to record highs as markets digest 'big political surprise'

Nikkei 225 closes 4.7% up

Linus Uhlig
clock 06 October 2025 • 2 min read
Trustpilot