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India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?

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This report is about tariffs and trade and beer, wine and spirits.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-1.5% 30d

    Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • PBJ Invesco Food & Beverage ETF

    Invesco Food & Beverage ETF: it tracks beer, wine and spirits. Linked by “whisky” (beer, wine and spirits) in this story.

  • INDA iShares MSCI India ETF-5.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“india”).

  • EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-2.3% 30d

    iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”).

  • CAT Caterpillar-23.7% 30d

    Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • DE Deere-0.9% 30d

    Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • WMT Walmart+14.9% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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WMTNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute? Moneycontrol.com

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?.” Reason on file: Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • XRT Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • PBJ Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T

    In “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?,” Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (PBJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco Food & Beverage ETF: it tracks beer, wine and spirits. Linked by “whisky” (beer, wine and spirits) in this story

  • INDA Ishares Tr

    In “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?,” Ishares Tr (INDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“india”)

  • EWU Ishares Tr

    In “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?,” Ishares Tr (EWU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”)

  • CAT Caterpillar

    In “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?,” Caterpillar (CAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • DE Deere

    Deere (DE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?.” Reason on file: Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    For “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?,” Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

On 2 Nov 2026, “India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?” is the story that connects Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) to this story.

For Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI), the reason on file says Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) price range

XLI traded between 163.00 and 172.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 167.42.

A simple score for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

46 out of 100

“India-UK trade deal cut Scotch whisky tariffs to 75%: Why are companies facing a 150% duty dispute?” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.