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This is a current list of the top 250 companies by market capitalization on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The 100 largest companies that trade on the London Stock Exchange make up the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100 Index).

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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 10,439.00 -1.1%	2.03	GEL450.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,371.20 +0.9%	11.33	£235.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-5.2% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£137.96 -0.4%	20.78	£213.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (11.1% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,225 -0.1%	10.05	£179.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-8.6% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,161 +1.1%	15.70	£160.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£107 (238.5% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 913 -0.8%	8.70	£131.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,606 +0.0%	12.50	£123.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£193.47 (154.4% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,260 -0.3%	45.93	£108.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (10.3% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 546 +0.2%	40.78	£106.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (16.3% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,469 +1.2%	12.80	£96.60 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 4,191 +0.1%	9.70	£90.75 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-8.8% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,913 -1.3%	13.46	£76.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (6.3% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 595.10 -0.8%	198.37	£69.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,962 (229.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 456 -1.1%	10.51	£61.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (15.7% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,217.50 +1.5%	20.00	£59.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (8.0% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,930.50 +0.8%	33.12	£59.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (15.4% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 99.06 -0.1%	13.03	£57.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (14.5% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 599.20 -0.3%	8.58	£47.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (21.4% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,602 -0.8%	23.23	£45.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (59.3% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,244 -0.8%	39.00	£45.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (32.0% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,933 -0.4%	9.36	£42.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (0.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,875 -2.5%	N/A	£41.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,465.71 (-10.6% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,740.62 -1.8%	22.09	£39.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (33.9% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,981 +0.3%	29.53	£39.25 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,518.75 (-11.6% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,503.50 +0.5%	13.90	£33.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,012.50 (33.9% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£169.50 -1.2%	16.68	£32.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,105 +0.9%	16.68	£31.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (17.1% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 331 -1.8%	17.89	£29.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (20.4% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,536 -0.3%	9.32	£28.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (36.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,383 -0.5%	22.61	£28.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (9.4% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 453 -0.3%	16.72	£28.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (5.7% 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 111.85 +0.9%	N/A	£25.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (2.5% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 957.45 +0.3%	6.24	£23.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (44.0% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,639 +0.0%	16.15	£23.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (54.9% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,192 -0.8%	4.07	£22.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (73.1% 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)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,996.28 +0.3%	15.95	£22.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (33.1% Upside)
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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,747 +1.4%	12.92	£21.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (25.0% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 204.50 +1.5%	18.94	£19.92 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 414.50 -1.5%	5.74	£18.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (12.4% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 848 -2.8%	9.09	£18.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,722 +1.2%	51.63	£17.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£5,338.78 (11,206.2% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 603.20 -0.8%	12.43	£16.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (19.2% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,438 -2.8%	5.22	£16.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,335.55 +1.0%	16.74	£15.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (10.6% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£135.85 -0.3%	18.23	£15.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (3.8% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 270.20 +0.4%	27.74	£14.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-7.2% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,235 -1.2%	0.90	£13.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (23.2% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,594.61 +1.0%	N/A	£13.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (94.2% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,863 -0.2%	13.98	£13.04 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-6.3% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,147 +1.3%	41.30	£12.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (20.5% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 343.80 +0.1%	18.48	£12.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 444.55 +0.5%	23.98	£11.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (7.0% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 243.40 +0.8%	34.77	£10.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,665 (584.1% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 811.20 -1.2%	1,014.00	£10.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (35.7% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,308 -0.2%	13.69	£9.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-15.3% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 708.60 -0.6%	17.41	£9.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (21.2% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,959 -5.7%	11.38	£9.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (49.0% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,059.75 +0.6%	50.14	£9.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-3.8% Downside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$54,153.00 -0.2%	N/A	$9.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 583.49 0.0%	17.37	£9.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.3% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,324 +1.0%	71.47	£9.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (8.0% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,922 -1.4%	23.74	£8.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,161.29 (8.2% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 190.10 -0.6%	N/A	£8.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (16.4% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,570 +2.1%	25.79	£8.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-1.9% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 828 +2.0%	22.38	£8.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (57.4% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,494 +1.5%	17.70	£8.01 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-6.3% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 862.18 -1.9%	21.71	£7.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (31.1% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 681 -0.4%	3.61	£7.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,282.50 0.0%	8.86	£7.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.2% Downside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 756.03 -0.3%	N/A	£7.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (18.3% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,510 +0.2%	32.68	£7.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (24.6% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 313.80 +0.6%	25.51	£7.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-5.2% Downside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 358.40 -1.8%	29.14	£7.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (16.8% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,161 +0.1%	22.90	£6.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (8.0% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,962 -0.8%	2.81	£6.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$13.26 -1.8%	N/A	C$6.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,848 +0.6%	23.00	£6.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-2.6% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 302.30 +0.6%	17.89	£6.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (7.1% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 338 -0.4%	9.76	£6.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£188.75 -0.6%	30.23	£6.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (5.6% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,363.54 -2.6%	24.85	£6.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (46.1% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,842.18 +0.2%	17.53	£6.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-30.1% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,188.69 -0.7%	12.03	£6.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (40.9% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 459.60 -1.7%	15.85	£5.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (48.0% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,732 +0.9%	9.90	£5.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-0.2% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 624 +0.6%	8.32	£5.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (5.8% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,785.50 +1.6%	N/A	£5.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,802 +0.1%	10.99	£5.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (39.2% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 5,975 -0.7%	423.16	£5.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,963.29 (-0.2% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,038 +0.1%	18.60	£5.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (50.2% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,770 -0.7%	30.61	£5.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (18.4% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,308 -0.8%	22.96	£4.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 280 -1.4%	20.29	£4.70 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (7.3% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 618.50 -1.4%	13.47	£4.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (3.7% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,372 +0.7%	30.05	£4.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-8.2% Downside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 670.85 +0.1%	3.78	£4.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (12.6% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 84.48 -3.4%	844.80	£4.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (175.4% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 270.11 +0.4%	N/A	£4.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 295.17 (9.3% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 236.40 -0.9%	11.15	£4.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-6.0% Downside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 255.80 +7.1%	N/A	£4.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-19.9% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 178.90 -0.7%	13.76	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (30.4% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 768.81 -1.4%	15.69	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 923.80 (20.2% 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)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,805.58 -0.4%	164.14	£4.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-6.8% Downside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 396.20 -0.7%	8.75	£4.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 448.50 (13.2% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,863 -1.3%	64.48	£3.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (9.7% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,109 +0.3%	187.97	£3.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (19.2% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,356.69 +0.2%	19.25	£3.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,968.33 (26.0% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 201.20 -2.3%	23.40	£3.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (52.1% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 820.66 +1.0%	15.78	£3.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (4.4% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 143.30 -1.0%	9.96	£3.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (40.6% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 471.14 +0.5%	13.83	£3.79 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (17.5% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,180 -1.0%	50.83	£3.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-27.3% Downside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,891 +1.0%	26.98	£3.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,957.78 (3.5% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 253.40 -2.4%	17.01	£3.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (58.8% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 551.90 -2.7%	N/A	£3.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (86.3% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 355.97 +0.8%	N/A	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (283.1% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 470.38 -0.3%	8.69	£3.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (16.9% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,068 -0.6%	N/A	£3.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (11.1% 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 370.50 -0.7%	11.58	£3.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (21.5% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 568 +0.4%	18.93	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (546.6% 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)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,040.30 -2.6%	11.79	£3.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (46.5% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 441.28 -1.2%	15.76	£3.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (45.9% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 745.60 -0.4%	19.94	£3.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (38.8% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 290 -0.1%	19.33	£3.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 267.25 (-7.8% Downside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 592.50 -0.8%	14.17	£3.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 748.50 +0.4%	6.93	£3.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (26.9% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,617.29 -0.1%	12.18	£3.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-11.6% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,392 -2.8%	9.23	£3.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (23.5% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,295 -0.4%	7.02	£3.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,463 -0.5%	8.08	£3.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (45.5% Upside)
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ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 82.70 +0.1%	14.26	£3.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (17.9% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 642.99 -2.0%	18.64	£3.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (6.1% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,520 +0.5%	19.02	£2.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.7% Downside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 815 -0.7%	11.38	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (30.1% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 558 +0.2%	4.90	£2.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 323.50 -0.5%	4.17	£2.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 262.20 -0.2%	N/A	£2.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (23.0% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.38 +0.2%	11.29	£2.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (44.7% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 531.47 -1.9%	13.63	£2.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (10.3% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 278.60 -1.7%	N/A	£2.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (25.6% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 511.50 +1.1%	25.70	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (42.0% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 780.50 -1.8%	38.64	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (261.3% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 191.30 +0.4%	22.24	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (6.5% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 470.60 +0.1%	19.49	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (22.9% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 253.60 -0.1%	18.02	£2.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (0.4% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,594 -0.5%	5.67	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 559.70 +10.6%	25.79	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (-7.8% Downside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 304.20 -0.4%	22.20	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (32.1% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 132 -0.8%	9.57	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.02 -1.7%	N/A	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 709.81 -1.6%	6.49	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 135.40 -0.1%	9.48	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 513.50 -0.1%	106.98	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 634.20 (23.5% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,393.13 +0.3%	1.70	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 60 +3.4%	0.32	£2.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 605.44 -0.4%	19.96	£2.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 563.13 (-7.0% Downside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 326.80 +3.4%	13.50	£2.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (11.8% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 130.33 -0.8%	7.04	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (40.3% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,389 0.0%	7.42	£2.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 90.55 +0.3%	13.72	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (25.2% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 223 +0.2%	67.58	£2.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (17.3% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,319 -0.2%	2,398.18	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.4% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,251 -1.2%	5.34	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (31.3% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 107.85 -2.2%	9.02	£2.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (45.1% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 101.20 -2.2%	N/A	£2.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,780 -0.5%	27.36	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (7.1% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 248.55 -0.5%	50.73	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (54.9% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 356 +0.1%	6.06	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 219 -1.0%	12.81	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-5.9% Downside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,456 -1.4%	12.56	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (16.7% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 165.65 +0.4%	22.69	£2.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 189.20 (14.2% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 414.50 +0.4%	6.60	£2.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 205.36 -1.0%	12.60	£2.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 206.25 (0.4% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 1,040 -1.0%	226.58	£2.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-47.1% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,755 -5.1%	13.34	£2.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (58.9% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,200 -0.7%	25.97	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,913.98 -0.6%	18.28	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (5.8% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,762 -0.2%	12.28	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (11.0% Upside)
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 821.94 -0.6%	8.98	£1.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (40.3% Upside)
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TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 520 +0.3%	104.00	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-25.0% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 354 -0.1%	13.88	£1.82 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
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 960	2.62	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 384 +0.9%	17.87	£1.74 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 326.20 -1.3%	7.09	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (6.3% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 77.83 +0.5%	0.12	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 73.20 -1.7%	N/A	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (36.6% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 198.40 -0.7%	12.80	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (23.0% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 266 -0.4%	9.16	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 497 -1.0%	6.75	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (34.4% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,086 +0.8%	130.21	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-13.1% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,670 -1.3%	14.00	£1.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (9.2% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,443.67 +1.1%	12.30	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-5.2% Downside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 538 -0.2%	18.48	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 174.92 -1.8%	97.18	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (45.1% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 198.07 -4.2%	4.07	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (88.6% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 710 -1.4%	23.99	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-23.0% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 390 -0.6%	47.62	£1.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 823.51 +0.1%	12.99	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,200.50 (45.8% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 307.22 +0.4%	8.78	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (76.6% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,190	5.19	£1.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 150.20 +1.1%	12.95	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (17.8% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 193.44 +0.8%	69.09	£1.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (50.0% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 760.50 -0.5%	10.35	£1.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (57.7% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 79.27 -0.6%	13.50	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (57.7% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 95.30 -1.1%	6.41	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (29.9% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,115 -0.3%	15.65	£1.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,236 -1.7%	31.49	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (43.9% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 606.93 +0.6%	5.19	£1.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (11.2% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£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
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,708.01 +0.6%	22.11	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (1.4% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 429 -0.5%	9.39	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 235.33 -0.3%	7.69	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (106.1% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 162.06 +0.3%	3.06	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 510 +2.0%	41.46	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619.40 (21.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 423.50	3.87	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 148 +0.1%	7.31	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 543.50 -2.3%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (24.9% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 736.72 -1.2%	8.19	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (41.2% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 611 -0.5%	12.08	£1.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (22.9% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,804.75 -3.6%	15.85	£1.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (23.1% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 718.03 -0.7%	N/A	£1.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (11.2% Upside)
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 220 +0.9%	N/A	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-4.5% Downside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 200.60 -0.4%	12.13	£1.30 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-25.2% Downside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 166.74 -0.4%	N/A	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (331.5% Upside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 655.41 -2.9%	N/A	£1.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 950 (44.9% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 115.27 0.0%	17.08	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (43.4% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 278 -0.4%	2.47	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 130.90 -2.0%	N/A	£1.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 218.60 (67.0% Upside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 465 +2.8%	20.13	£1.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 350 (-24.7% Downside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 348.19 -0.9%	N/A	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 112.70 -0.6%	N/A	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,034.69 +1.6%	0.89	£1.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,592 -0.9%	13.50	£1.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,235 0.0%	N/A	£1.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 6/8/2026)

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How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?
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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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