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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 10,301.03 -1.3%	2.00	GEL444.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,311.40 -4.4%	10.84	£224.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-0.8% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£136.74 -1.0%	20.59	£212.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (12.1% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,182.50 -2.0%	9.91	£176.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-7.3% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,115 -1.5%	15.47	£158.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (197.9% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 909 -0.4%	8.66	£130.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,469 -1.3%	12.28	£121.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£177.97 (138.3% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,259 -0.1%	45.89	£107.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (10.4% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 545.60 -0.1%	40.75	£106.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (16.4% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,466.11 -0.7%	12.79	£96.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,708.33 (5.4% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,284.50 +2.2%	9.92	£92.78 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-10.8% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,903.50 -0.7%	13.40	£76.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (6.9% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 574.09 -2.5%	191.36	£67.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,755 (205.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 459 +0.5%	10.58	£62.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (14.9% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,950 +1.0%	33.45	£60.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (14.3% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,202.50 -1.2%	19.76	£59.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (9.4% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 98.18 -0.9%	12.92	£57.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (15.5% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 593 -1.0%	8.50	£47.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (22.6% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,609.60 +0.7%	23.30	£45.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (58.9% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,128 -1.4%	38.51	£44.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (33.7% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,768 -2.8%	N/A	£40.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,657.50 (-2.9% Downside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,811 -6.3%	8.77	£39.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (7.0% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,372.12 -4.2%	21.16	£38.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (39.7% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,846 -3.8%	28.53	£37.92 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-5.9% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,508.50 +0.7%	13.94	£33.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,012.50 (33.4% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£171.80 +1.4%	16.91	£33.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,280 +2.5%	17.09	£32.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (14.3% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160.42 -1.6%	N/A	£32.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 332.92 +0.6%	18.00	£29.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (19.7% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,533 -0.1%	9.31	£28.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (36.9% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 455.90 +0.4%	16.82	£28.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (5.0% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,378.42 -0.1%	22.57	£28.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (9.6% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 109.85 -1.4%	N/A	£25.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (4.3% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 945.57 -0.8%	6.16	£23.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (45.8% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,605.75 +0.2%	15.95	£23.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (56.9% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,179 -0.6%	4.05	£22.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (74.2% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,738 -0.9%	12.88	£21.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (25.4% Upside)
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FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,868 -4.3%	15.27	£21.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (39.1% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 197.45 -3.4%	18.28	£19.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 864 +1.9%	9.26	£18.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 410.20 -0.7%	5.68	£18.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (13.6% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,628 -2.0%	50.61	£17.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£5,338.78 (11,435.8% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 610.60 +1.2%	12.58	£16.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (17.8% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,421.65 +2.0%	17.07	£16.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (8.4% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,427 -0.8%	5.18	£15.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£137.65 +1.3%	18.47	£15.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (2.4% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 269.90 -0.3%	27.71	£14.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (112.6% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,375 +2.7%	0.92	£14.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (20.0% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,859.24 +3.5%	N/A	£13.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (87.7% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,894 +1.6%	14.21	£13.25 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-7.8% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 347.20 +1.2%	18.67	£12.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,139 -0.7%	41.01	£12.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (21.4% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 445.10 +0.1%	24.01	£11.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (6.9% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 237.80 -2.4%	33.97	£10.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (408.8% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 809 -0.3%	1,011.25	£10.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (36.1% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,338 +1.0%	13.81	£9.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-16.0% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 710.20 +0.2%	17.45	£9.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (21.0% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,005 -0.8%	49.75	£9.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-3.1% Downside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,810 -3.8%	10.95	£9.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (54.9% Upside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 583 -0.1%	17.35	£9.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.2% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,308 -1.2%	70.60	£8.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (9.3% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$52,671.00 -2.7%	N/A	$8.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,914 -0.3%	23.67	£8.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,161.29 (8.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,525 -0.8%	25.58	£8.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-1.1% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 185.10 -1.7%	N/A	£8.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (19.6% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,556 +2.5%	18.14	£8.21 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-8.5% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 782 -5.6%	21.14	£7.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (66.6% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 770.28 +1.3%	N/A	£7.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (16.1% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 851.40 -1.3%	21.44	£7.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (32.7% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,282.50	8.86	£7.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.2% Downside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 313.70 -0.2%	25.50	£7.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (116.1% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,474 -1.4%	32.21	£7.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (26.4% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 360.90 +1.2%	29.34	£7.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (16.0% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 659.65 -3.1%	3.50	£7.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$13.50 +7.6%	N/A	C$7.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,158.91 -0.2%	22.86	£6.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (8.2% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,930 -0.8%	2.79	£6.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 303.90 +0.7%	17.98	£6.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,065 (250.4% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,805.79 -1.5%	22.66	£6.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-1.2% Downside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 334.40 -1.1%	9.65	£6.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£187 -1.0%	29.95	£6.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (6.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,857 +0.7%	17.67	£6.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-30.6% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,326 -1.6%	24.46	£6.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (48.4% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,178.72 -0.8%	11.93	£6.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (42.1% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 453.70 -1.6%	15.64	£5.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (49.9% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,721 +0.2%	9.83	£5.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (0.4% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 621 -0.5%	8.28	£5.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (6.3% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,786.50 +0.2%	N/A	£5.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,796 -0.3%	10.96	£5.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (39.7% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,000 +0.4%	424.93	£5.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,963.29 (-0.6% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,795 +0.4%	30.72	£5.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (17.9% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,016.12 -2.5%	18.21	£4.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (53.4% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,297.51 -0.8%	22.78	£4.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 281.87 +0.7%	20.43	£4.73 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (6.6% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 629.07 +1.7%	13.71	£4.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (1.9% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,176 -2.5%	28.70	£4.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-3.9% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.80 -0.8%	838.00	£4.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (177.6% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 636.85 -4.6%	3.59	£4.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (18.7% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 180.80 +1.1%	13.91	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (29.0% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 777.59 +1.1%	15.87	£4.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 923.80 (18.8% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 232.20 -2.0%	10.95	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-2.5% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,976 +3.9%	67.03	£4.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (5.5% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 403.60 +1.5%	8.91	£4.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (10.6% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 247.80 -3.1%	N/A	£4.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-17.3% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 256.80 -4.9%	N/A	£4.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 295.17 (14.9% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,774 -1.7%	161.27	£4.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-5.1% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,112.50 +1.7%	188.56	£4.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (18.9% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 202.20 +0.5%	23.51	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (51.3% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 144.70 +1.0%	10.06	£3.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (39.2% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,339 +0.1%	19.11	£3.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,968.33 (26.9% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 799.50 -2.6%	15.38	£3.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (7.2% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 467 -0.9%	13.71	£3.76 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (18.5% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,145 -0.7%	50.49	£3.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-26.9% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 583.61 +3.7%	N/A	£3.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (76.1% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,878 -0.7%	26.79	£3.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,957.78 (4.2% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 361.59 +1.6%	N/A	£3.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (277.1% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 255 -0.9%	17.11	£3.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (57.8% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 475.81 +1.5%	8.79	£3.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (15.6% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,060 -0.4%	N/A	£3.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (11.6% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 371 +0.1%	11.59	£3.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (21.3% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 566.67 -1.7%	18.89	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (548.1% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,053 +0.4%	11.94	£3.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (44.8% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311.33 (0.3% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 738.44 0.0%	19.74	£3.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (40.2% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,664 +0.6%	12.31	£3.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-12.4% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 435.56 -0.4%	15.56	£3.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (47.8% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 745.50 +0.6%	6.90	£3.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (27.4% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 285.60 -1.5%	19.04	£3.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 267.25 (-6.4% Downside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 583 -1.6%	13.94	£3.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,438 +1.4%	9.36	£3.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (21.9% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,470 +0.6%	8.12	£3.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (44.8% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,285.02 -0.4%	6.99	£3.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 82.35 -0.6%	14.20	£3.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (18.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 637.67 -0.8%	18.48	£3.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (7.0% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,590 +1.3%	19.26	£2.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-15.8% Downside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 277 +5.6%	N/A	£2.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (26.4% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 554 -0.7%	4.86	£2.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 804 -4.3%	11.23	£2.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (31.8% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 321 -0.8%	4.14	£2.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 75.30 -2.7%	10.98	£2.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (48.7% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 519 +2.0%	26.08	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (40.0% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 521.14 -1.9%	13.36	£2.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (12.4% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 784.70 +0.3%	38.85	£2.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (259.4% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 267.80 -3.9%	N/A	£2.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (30.7% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 475.60 +1.1%	19.69	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (21.6% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 188 -1.7%	21.86	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (8.4% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 132.60 +0.5%	9.61	£2.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 251.20 -1.3%	17.85	£2.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (1.3% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 561	25.85	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (-8.0% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,584 -0.6%	5.64	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.08 +1.1%	N/A	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 303.40 -0.3%	22.15	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (32.5% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 60.40 +0.7%	0.32	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 135.20 -0.1%	9.47	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 613.16 +2.0%	20.22	£2.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 576.25 (-6.0% Downside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 328.87 +0.6%	13.59	£2.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (11.1% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 131.50 +0.9%	7.11	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (39.0% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 507.50 -1.2%	105.73	£2.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 634.20 (25.0% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,290.20 -2.3%	1.66	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,372.34 +0.7%	7.38	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 685 -3.4%	6.26	£2.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 90.22 -0.4%	13.67	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (25.7% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,271 +1.6%	5.43	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (29.3% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 222.45 -0.2%	67.41	£2.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (17.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,318.50 0.0%	2,397.27	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.4% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 101.50 +0.3%	N/A	£2.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 249.92 +0.5%	51.00	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (54.0% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 107.04 -0.7%	8.95	£2.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (46.2% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,755 -0.9%	27.12	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (8.0% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 219.49 +0.7%	12.84	£2.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-6.1% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 354.15 -0.5%	6.03	£2.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 415 +0.7%	6.61	£2.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,420 -0.8%	12.46	£2.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (17.6% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,801 +2.6%	13.69	£2.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (54.8% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,817 +3.1%	12.66	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (7.7% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 162 -2.2%	22.19	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 189.20 (16.8% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 201.80 -1.7%	12.38	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 206.25 (2.2% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,902 -0.6%	18.17	£1.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (6.5% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,180 -1.7%	25.54	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 827.60 +0.7%	9.04	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (39.4% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 966 -6.2%	210.46	£1.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-43.1% Downside)
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TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 500 -3.8%	100.00	£1.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-22.0% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 350 -1.1%	13.73	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 386.50 +0.7%	17.99	£1.75 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 330.20 +1.2%	7.18	£1.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (5.0% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 202.87 +2.3%	13.09	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (20.3% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,533.83 +3.7%	12.75	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-8.5% Downside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 922 -4.0%	2.52	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 497.80 -0.9%	6.76	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (34.2% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 76.46 -1.5%	0.11	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 264 -0.8%	9.09	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,663 -0.2%	13.94	£1.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (9.7% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 72 -1.6%	N/A	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (38.9% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 177 +1.2%	98.33	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (43.4% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 201.20 +1.6%	4.13	£1.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (85.6% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 535 -0.2%	18.38	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 838 +1.8%	13.22	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,199 (43.1% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 708.31 +1.3%	23.93	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-22.8% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 390 -0.8%	47.62	£1.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 308 +0.3%	8.80	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (76.1% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,172 -1.5%	5.11	£1.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 149.40 -0.5%	12.88	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (18.5% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 195.19 +0.9%	69.71	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (48.7% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 767.50 +1.2%	10.44	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (56.3% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,796 -9.4%	117.97	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-4.1% Downside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80 +0.9%	13.63	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (56.2% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 96.10 +0.8%	6.47	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (28.8% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 611 +0.5%	5.22	£1.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (10.5% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 170.50 +1.5%	3.22	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,035 -2.4%	15.25	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,680 -0.6%	21.98	£1.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (2.0% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 237.76 +1.0%	7.77	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (104.0% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 424 -1.2%	9.28	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 512.50 +0.5%	41.67	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619.40 (20.9% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,072 -7.3%	29.18	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (55.2% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 419.30 -1.0%	3.83	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 733 -0.5%	8.14	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (41.9% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 145.80 -1.5%	7.20	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 616.34 +3.0%	12.18	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (21.8% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 725 +1.0%	N/A	£1.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (10.1% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 525.50 -3.3%	N/A	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (29.2% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 202.98 +1.2%	12.27	£1.32 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-26.1% Downside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 168.69 +3.2%	N/A	£1.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (326.5% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,730 -2.8%	15.42	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (26.5% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 114.60 -0.6%	16.98	£1.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (44.3% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 274.65 -1.2%	2.44	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 112.02 -0.5%	N/A	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 344.50 -1.1%	N/A	£1.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 308.56 +2.5%	8.10	£1.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 390.11 (26.4% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,598 +0.4%	13.55	£1.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 454.50 -1.5%	19.68	£1.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 350 (-23.0% Downside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 3,960.06 -1.8%	0.87	£1.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DWL Dowlais Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 93.85	N/A	£1.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 77.33 (-17.6% Downside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,206 -0.7%	N/A	£1.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 125.90 -3.8%	N/A	£1.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 218.60 (73.6% Upside)

(Last Updated: 6/9/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?
The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

The FTSE 100 is the United Kingdom’s (UK) equivalent to the S&P 500. It is looked at as a leading indicator of the UK economy. Investors get exposure to the 100 largest UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE operates Monday through Friday (except for holidays) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST. The exchange also offers after hours trading as well as pre-market trading.

The FTSE uses free float market-capitalization weighting. This means that the companies on the index that have the highest market cap will have a larger corresponding weight in the index. For example, as of July 2022, BP PLC has the sixth highest market cap on the FTSE 100. Therefore if the stock’s value increases by 1%, the value of the FTSE 100 may go up by nearly 2% based on the weighting assigned to BP.

Several of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 (or Footsie) are headquartered outside of the UK. However, most companies are based in the UK and are impacted by developments inside the company. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the FTSE 100 including looking at the current sector composition and the ways investors can invest in the FTSE 100.

A History of the FTSE 100

The FTSE is an abbreviation for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. This independent organization goes by the nickname “Footsie”. It is similar in its mission to the Standard & Poor’s in the United States. The FTSE is home to many stock indexes which represent a market segment through a portfolio of stock holdings that are weighted to approximate the performance of that segment.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is the parent organization of the FTSE. In addition to owning the FTSE, the LSEG owns other financial organizations including the Russell Indexes (a family of global stock market indices), Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange), and Millennium IT (an information technology firm based in Sri Lanka).

The index updates and publishes every 15 seconds. The FTSE is the United Kingdom’s equivalent to the Nikkei 225 index in Japan and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong among others.

By investing standards, the FTSE 100 is still in its infancy. The FTSE 100 was created in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000. Like many of the global markets, the FTSE has followed a mostly upward trend with significant corrections that correspond to the “tech wreck” in the early 2000s and the “Great Correction” in 2007. As of July 25, 2022, the index was over 7,300 which is down from its all-time high of over 7,600 set in 2020.

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

Here are the sectors presented in alphabetical order. The telecommunications sector was dropped from the index in 2018. The weightings listed are as of 12/31/2021.

Communications – This sector has only been on the index since 2018. It currently makes up about just over 4% of the index.
Consumer Discretionary – This sector has been steadily declining in weighting since 2015. It currently makes up 6.87% of the index.
Consumer Staples – This is the most heavily weighted sector and is around 17.9% of the index.
Energy – The energy sector has been growing in influence since 2014. It currently represents just under 10% of the index (9.48%).
Financials – This sector carries the second heaviest weight in the index. Financials have typically accounted for one-fifth of the index. At the end of 2021, this sector accounted for 17.82% of the index.
Health Care – The health care sector has been consistently around 10% of the index for the last six years. In 2021, the sector accounted for 11.73% of the index.
Industrials – The Industrial sector has been steadily growing in value to the index and now comprises just over 12% (12.16%) of the index.
Information Technology – Perhaps confirming that London is not a hub for information technology, this sector is only 1.41% of the index and has consistently been around 1% or slightly higher.
Materials - This sector carries the third heaviest weight in the index at just over 13%. This sector has more than doubled in its percentage of weighting since 2015.
Real Estate – This sector has only been part of the index since 2016. It makes up approximately 1% of the index which has not varied much in its brief time on the index.
Utilities – This sector makes up about 3.5% of the index. The weighting in this sector has been steadily declining since it was 4.53% of the index in 2015.

The individual components of the FTSE are adjusted every quarter. Any changes to the underlying index companies and their weighting is determined by the values of the companies at the close of business the night before the review.

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

Index funds are a safe way for an investor to invest in a particular market segment without assuming the risk that may be involved with individual equities. Just as index funds exist for different market segments, they also exist for the stock exchanges of many countries. As noted above, the FTSE 100 index is the United Kingdom’s version of the U.S. S&P 500 Index.

U.S. investors can’t buy stocks directly on the FTSE 100. However, many of the stocks that are part of the FTSE 100 have a dual listing on either the NYSE or NASDAQ. This means that some stocks trade in British pounds on the FTSE 100 as well as in U.S, dollars on its United States equivalent exchange.

There are a significant number of indexes attached to the FTSE Group including the FTSE 250, the FTSE 350 and the FTSE All-Share. All FTSE indexes have index fund offerings. Vanguard, for example, has the Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) fund.

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

The FTSE 100 is a market-cap weighted index of the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group which is an independent organization similar to the Standard & Poors Company in the United States. The components of the index are determined quarterly.

The FTSE 100 has been in existence since January 1984. From its base level of 1,000, the index has climbed to its level in November 2019 of over $7,350. As of July 2022, the five largest companies on the index were AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HSBC), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI).

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