The FT, which with a cover price of £1.50 is the most expensive quality daily paper across the country, posted an average circulation of 451,676 in October, a month-on-month jump of 5.19% and year-on-year rise of 0.51%.
The title, which sells most of its copies abroad, had a UK circulation of 154,797 while it distributed 44,451 bulk copies, which are sold to hotels, airlines and train operators, then given away free to consumers.
The business title was one of few good performers in the month among daily newspapers. All other quality dailies - bar The Guardian - posted year-on-year and month-on-month circulation falls, led by The Independent, which plummeted 16.29% year on year to record an average circulation of just 201,019 copies
The Independent's circulation, a record low, follows its decision to increase its cover price from 80p to £1 at the end of September.
The Daily Telegraph's circulation fell by 0.95% from September to record an average circulation of 843,196 copies. The Times' circulation fell 1.33% from September to record an average circulation of 629,561, while The Guardian increased circulation by 1.55% from September to 354,272 copies.
Among the red-tops, The Sun suffered a 3% drop in circulation from September to 3,060,447 copies. All the red-tops suffered month-on-month and year-on-year circulation declines, led by the Daily Star, which posted a 4.72% decline in circulation from September to 696,893 copies.
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