Shell stock heads into the open after a 1.99 percent gain

At the close on September 23, 2026, Shell stock reached GBP 35.80 in London after rising 1.99 percent. The FTSE 100 ended at 10,705.26, down 0.03 percent, while higher oil prices supported energy shares.

Shell stock closed at GBP 35.80 on the London Stock Exchange on September 23, 2026, up 1.99 percent. The shares outperformed the FTSE 100, which finished at 10,705.26 points, down 0.03 percent.

September 23, 2026 in numbers

Shell plc (ISIN NL0000009827) gained 70.00 pence to GBP 35.80 in London on September 23, 2026. The FTSE 100 ended nearly unchanged at 10,705.26, making Shells 1.99 percent advance a 2.02 percentage point outperformance versus the index.

Higher oil prices supported the energy sector during the session. As Irish Times reported on September 23, 2026, Shell rose about 2 percent as crude prices and interest-rate expectations climbed. Reuters also reported that Shell and Trinidad and Tobagos National Gas Company agreed terms for gas supplies from the Aphrodite field, clearing a pricing dispute and targeting first production in the second quarter of 2027.

Oil market signals for today

Oil remains a relevant market cue for Shell on September 24, 2026. Bloomberg reported that Brent settled above USD 103 a barrel as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran lifted crude prices. The energy sector therefore enters todays session with oil prices as a principal market variable.