FTSE 100 Edges Up 0.59% Led by Unilever Rally

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The UK's FTSE 100 index rose 0.59% on Tuesday, driven by a strong rally in Unilever shares after the consumer goods giant reported better-than-expected earnings and raised its full-year guidance. The benchmark was up 63.90 points at 10,845.65 nearly half an hour past noon. Unilever climbed nearly 8% as it upgraded its full-year underlying sales growth guidance to the 4% to 6% range from its previous expectation of growth at the bottom end of the range, supported by around 3% underlying volume growth, and reported its best quarter of sales volume growth in 16 years. Other notable gainers included Admiral Group up over 4%, Relx up 3.6%, and Compass Group, Diageo, Imperial Brands, Croda International, Babcock International, Reckitt Benckiser, The Sage Group, and Experian climbing between 2.5% and 3%. Barclays Group shed more than 5% after reporting increased second-quarter operating costs, while Natwest Group and Lloyds Banking Group both eased about 1.3%. In economic news, UK shop price inflation rose 0.9% year-on-year in July 2026, missing expectations of 1.2% and marking the slowest increase since December 2025.

Impact on stocks 15

Consumer Staples▲ · 6 stocks
Unilever PLC
UNLYD
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Unilever reported better-than-expected earnings and raised full-year guidance, driving shares up nearly 8%.

Diageo PLC
DGE
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Diageo climbed 2.5-3% amid broad market gains driven by Unilever's earnings beat and upgraded guidance, reflecting positive consumer demand outlook.

Imperial Brands PLC
IMB
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Imperial Brands gained 2.5-3% in the broad market rally led by Unilever's earnings, indicating positive sector sentiment.

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
RKT
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Reckitt Benckiser climbed between 2.5% and 3% as part of the broader FTSE 100 rally led by Unilever's strong earnings, but no company-specific news.

Financials▼ · 4 stocks
Barclays PLC
BARC
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Barclays shed more than 5% after reporting increased second-quarter operating costs.

NatWest Group PLC
NWG
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Barclays reported increased second-quarter operating costs, dragging down banking sector sentiment; NatWest eased about 1.3% as part of the sector decline.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
LLOY
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Lloyds Banking Group eased about 1.3% as part of a decline in banking stocks, with Barclays dropping over 5% on higher operating costs, weighing on the sector.

Synthetic Biology (non-pharma)▲ · 1 stocks
Croda International PLC
CRDA
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Croda International rose 2.5-3% as part of broad FTSE 100 rally led by Unilever's strong earnings, indicating positive sentiment for consumer-related stocks.

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲ · 1 stocks
Experian PLC
EXPN
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Experian rose 2.5-3% as part of the FTSE 100 rally following Unilever's strong earnings, benefiting from positive market sentiment.

Artificial Intelligence▲ · 1 stocks
Relx PLC
REL
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Relx climbed 3.6% as part of the broader FTSE 100 rally led by Unilever's strong earnings, but no company-specific news.

Defense & Geopolitical Fragmentation▲ · 1 stocks
Consumer Discretionary▲ · 1 stocks
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