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UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: EWU, HSBC, LIN, ARM, RIO
  • Market reaction: HSBC −1.2% on the day; EWU −0.2% on the day; RIO −2.0% on the day

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This report is about the UK.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-1.0% 13d

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

  • HSBC HSBC Holdings-6.6% 12d

    HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.

  • LIN Linde+9.9% 30d

    Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.

  • ARM Arm Holdings-28.1% 17d

    Arm Holdings (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.

  • RIO Rio Tinto Group

    Rio Tinto Group (metal mining) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWU+0.13%+1.05%base-0.18%after closeafter closeafter close
HSBC-2.35%+0.02%base-1.24%after closeafter closeafter close
LIN-1.05%-1.15%base-0.77%after closeafter closeafter close
ARM-18.08%-8.38%base-1.75%after closeafter closeafter close
RIO-2.14%+1.66%base-2.00%after closeafter closeafter close

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.

UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates FXStreet

Source: FXStreet

The price since 12 Nov 2026: Ishares Tr (EWU) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Arm Holdings (ARM)that day-1.75%final price
Arm Holdings (ARM)three days earlier-8.38%final price
Arm Holdings (ARM)five days earlier-18.08%final price
Ishares Tr (EWU)that day-0.18%final price
Ishares Tr (EWU)three days earlier+1.05%final price
Ishares Tr (EWU)five days earlier+0.13%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)that day-1.24%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)three days earlier+0.02%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)five days earlier-2.35%final price
Linde (LIN)that day-0.77%final price
Linde (LIN)three days earlier-1.15%final price
Linde (LIN)five days earlier-1.05%final price
Rio Tinto (RIO)that day-2.00%final price
Rio Tinto (RIO)three days earlier+1.66%final price
Rio Tinto (RIO)five days earlier-2.14%final price

Members of Congress who traded Ishares Tr (EWU) near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (EWU)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • EWU Ishares Tr

    For “UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates,” 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”)

  • HSBC Hsbc Holdings

    For “UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates,” Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

  • LIN Linde

    In “UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates,” Linde (LIN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

  • ARM Arm Holdings

    For “UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates,” Arm Holdings (ARM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Arm Holdings (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

  • RIO Rio Tinto

    For “UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates,” Rio Tinto (RIO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rio Tinto Group (metal mining) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

Ishares Tr (EWU)

On 12 Nov 2026, “UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (EWU) to this story.

The link for Ishares Tr (EWU) is this: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”)

Also listed, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC): HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

Price levels for Ishares Tr (EWU)

EWU traded between 45.65 and 47.21 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 46.84. HSBC traded between 91.56 and 100.75 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 94.32. LIN traded between 492.74 and 533.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 526.63.

A simple score for Ishares Tr (EWU)

40 out of 100

“UK Preliminary GDP expands by 0.7% QoQ in Q3, meets estimates” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.