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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 11,580.00 -1.6%	2.25	GEL499.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,556.40 +0.3%	12.86	£266.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,301.75 (-16.4% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£127.12 -1.4%	19.14	£197.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (20.6% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,261 -0.5%	10.16	£180.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-11.1% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,122 +0.4%	15.51	£158.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£109.63 (251.1% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,055.36 +1.3%	10.05	£151.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,413.60 -0.1%	51.53	£121.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (2.4% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 6,841 +0.1%	11.24	£111.25 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 7,645.71 (11.8% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,851 +4.8%	11.23	£104.45 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,837.98 (-20.9% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 534.30 -2.6%	39.91	£103.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 605 (13.2% 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
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,626 +1.3%	13.25	£93.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (2.9% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,962.50 +0.1%	13.81	£78.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,041.43 (4.0% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 505.30 -4.7%	11.64	£68.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (7.9% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 113.50 -1.0%	14.93	£66.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (0.3% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,000 +1.5%	34.31	£61.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (11.4% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 520.60 +0.3%	173.53	£61.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,780 (241.9% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,222.50 -1.2%	20.09	£60.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (7.6% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 673 -1.1%	9.64	£53.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (10.5% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,711 +1.1%	24.21	£47.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (53.8% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,138 +0.1%	10.35	£46.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,946.67 (-8.9% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,952 +0.0%	37.77	£43.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (35.5% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,665 +0.7%	N/A	£39.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,668.75 (0.1% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,480 +1.0%	21.43	£38.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (38.0% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 8,230 +1.4%	19.32	£36.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (1.1% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,616.50 +1.6%	14.94	£35.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (181.8% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,550 0.0%	26.34	£35.00 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,831.25 (7.9% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 373.70 +0.9%	20.20	£32.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (5.3% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,136 +2.2%	10.55	£32.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (20.8% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 +1.6%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 489.40 +1.2%	18.06	£30.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 495 (1.1% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,371 -0.3%	22.50	£28.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (9.9% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,836 +1.2%	5.27	£28.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (27.0% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 120.40 +0.2%	N/A	£27.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-4.8% Downside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,086.50 -0.3%	7.08	£27.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (26.9% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,827 +0.8%	17.30	£25.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (44.6% 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 2,876 +2.1%	13.53	£22.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (19.4% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 446.20 +1.2%	6.18	£19.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (4.4% Upside)
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BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 199.90 +0.5%	18.51	£19.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 926 -0.2%	9.92	£19.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,575 +0.9%	13.71	£18.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,728 (44.8% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 687.60 -0.5%	14.17	£18.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (4.6% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,988 +1.4%	19.26	£18.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (-0.2% Downside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£150.57 +0.1%	20.20	£17.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-6.4% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 298.80 +0.2%	30.68	£16.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 251 (-16.0% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,326.50 -0.2%	4.82	£14.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,036 +1.1%	15.28	£14.25 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-12.2% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,026.20 -0.8%	N/A	£13.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (83.8% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,090 -1.3%	0.87	£13.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,350 (44.4% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,546 -0.7%	36.12	£13.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,809.30 (13,462.6% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 983 +0.1%	24.15	£13.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,241 (128.0% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,162 +1.9%	41.84	£12.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,340.11 (15.3% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 347.19 -0.3%	18.67	£12.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (29.6% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 890.40 +0.4%	1,113.00	£11.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (22.8% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,716 +3.5%	15.37	£11.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-25.0% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 430.30 +0.8%	23.21	£10.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 482.50 (12.1% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 234.80 +1.2%	33.54	£10.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,210 (415.3% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,635 +0.1%	54.23	£10.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-7.7% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,366 -0.1%	73.73	£9.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (4.8% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 918 +0.5%	N/A	£9.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 943 (2.7% Upside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 589	17.53	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-23.0% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,018 +0.3%	24.52	£9.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (127.5% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,790 +0.8%	19.80	£8.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (113.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,835	27.01	£8.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-6.3% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 890.40 +0.1%	18.39	£8.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,197.25 (34.5% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$51,216.00 -1.4%	N/A	$8.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,586 +0.3%	10.30	£8.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,700 (59.0% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 354.70 -0.1%	28.84	£8.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (91.1% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 394.50 +0.6%	32.07	£8.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 422.50 (7.1% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 903.40 +1.4%	22.75	£8.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (18.8% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,656	34.58	£7.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (6.5% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 351.20 +0.6%	20.78	£7.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (141.3% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,293.50 -0.2%	8.93	£7.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-17.0% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,262.50 +0.3%	24.90	£7.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,251 (-0.9% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 159.25 -0.3%	N/A	£7.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (35.8% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,974 -0.2%	24.02	£7.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,808.57 (-5.6% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 616.89 -2.0%	3.27	£6.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,582 +0.3%	27.15	£6.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (33.7% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,786 -0.1%	2.69	£6.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£191.64 -5.2%	30.69	£6.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (4.0% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 332.60 -0.1%	9.60	£6.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 481.10 +1.9%	16.59	£6.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (41.3% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,860 +0.8%	10.63	£5.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-4.8% Downside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,718 +0.3%	16.35	£5.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-25.0% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,941 +0.2%	11.84	£5.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (29.2% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,144.59 +1.8%	27.71	£5.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,304 (276.0% Upside)
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SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,900.63 +0.8%	N/A	£5.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,089.50 +0.4%	11.03	£5.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,695.43 (55.6% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,340	449.01	£5.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,122.57 (-3.4% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 702 +0.4%	15.29	£5.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-8.6% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,950 -0.5%	31.42	£5.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (15.3% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,814 -0.1%	33.09	£5.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (0.2% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,330.63 -0.3%	23.36	£4.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 298.20 -1.9%	21.61	£4.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 306.63 (2.8% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 92.70 +4.2%	927.00	£4.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (151.3% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 173.49 +0.5%	12.06	£4.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 204.29 (17.8% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 619.80 0.0%	11.46	£4.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-6.5% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 198.40 +0.5%	15.26	£4.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (14.5% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 443.75 +0.6%	9.80	£4.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (0.6% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 251 +0.7%	11.84	£4.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-10.1% Downside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 221 +0.4%	25.70	£4.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (38.5% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 776 +0.7%	15.84	£4.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (30.1% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,498.96 +1.6%	20.42	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (161.0% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,983 +2.0%	67.18	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (5.3% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 869.50 +0.3%	16.72	£4.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-1.5% Downside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 293.50 +0.1%	19.70	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (32.6% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 645.50 +0.4%	8.61	£4.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (2.2% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 516.80 +1.2%	15.17	£4.07 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 550.33 (6.5% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 486.80 -0.2%	35.53	£3.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (-16.8% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,099 +1.2%	186.27	£3.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (20.3% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 234.80 -1.2%	N/A	£3.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-3.5% Downside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,930.96 +0.0%	27.55	£3.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 1,974.44 (2.3% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 238 -1.5%	N/A	£3.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (31.4% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,110 -1.1%	50.15	£3.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,397.50 (-13.9% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 577.20 +0.5%	N/A	£3.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (75.5% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 541.50 -0.6%	3.05	£3.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (39.6% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 323.40 +7.8%	21.56	£3.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-16.2% Downside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,108.50 -0.4%	12.57	£3.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (135.1% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 384.02 -0.1%	12.00	£3.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (17.2% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 466.25 +2.0%	16.65	£3.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 607.14 (30.2% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,504 -0.9%	N/A	£3.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,116.67 (40.7% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 764.80 +1.6%	20.45	£3.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 985 (28.8% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 781.50 +0.3%	7.24	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (10.9% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 307 (-1.1% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,584 +0.4%	8.75	£3.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (6.5% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 605 -0.2%	14.47	£3.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 331.96 -0.3%	N/A	£3.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (310.8% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,425 -0.6%	7.42	£3.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 543 -1.6%	18.10	£3.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (576.3% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 300.48 +2.0%	N/A	£3.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (16.5% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,909.50 +0.2%	N/A	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (20.4% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,462 +0.2%	10.46	£3.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (138.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 689 +0.2%	19.97	£3.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (1.1% Upside)
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CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 588 +0.3%	5.16	£3.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.58 +1.0%	12.19	£3.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (30.4% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 830 +1.0%	11.59	£2.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (27.7% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 329 -1.1%	67.14	£2.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (18.5% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,350 -1.7%	18.44	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,934 (10.9% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 74.55 -0.1%	12.85	£2.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (17.4% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 538.50 -3.4%	27.06	£2.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 689.88 (28.1% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 3,982 -0.5%	10.51	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,083.33 (2.5% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 296 -3.3%	3.82	£2.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 491 +0.2%	20.33	£2.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,635.40 (233.1% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 196.30	22.83	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (3.8% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,786 -0.9%	1.86	£2.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 144.30 +0.5%	7.80	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 180.80 (25.3% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,445 +0.1%	6.17	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (13.4% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 209.40	34.33	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-8.2% Downside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 763.75 -0.1%	37.81	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,426.67 (348.7% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 348.46 +0.1%	14.40	£2.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (4.8% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 +0.1%	9.84	£2.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 141.20 +0.1%	9.89	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 96.27 +0.4%	14.59	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (18.6% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 555.50	25.60	£2.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.1% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,572.74 -0.6%	4.27	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 246.60 +6.4%	N/A	£2.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (41.9% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 244 +0.6%	17.34	£2.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (8.4% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.85 -2.5%	N/A	£2.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 596 -0.2%	19.65	£2.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (111.6% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,368.07 -0.4%	7.37	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,995 +0.2%	29.48	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (-0.6% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.20 -4.0%	0.31	£2.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 107.40 +0.2%	N/A	£2.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,064 +0.3%	14.38	£2.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-5.2% Downside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 445.60 -0.1%	11.43	£2.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 560 (25.7% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,324 -0.2%	2,407.27	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.7% Downside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 659 -1.1%	6.02	£2.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 960.80 +0.9%	10.50	£2.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (194.0% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,969 -0.3%	14.96	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (24.4% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 219.20 +0.1%	13.45	£2.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-5.9% Downside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,206 -0.7%	16.13	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-23.0% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 366.50 +0.3%	6.24	£2.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 462 +0.2%	23.94	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (210.1% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 206.60 +2.2%	62.61	£2.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (26.7% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 426 +0.2%	6.78	£2.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,508 +1.2%	12.71	£2.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (15.4% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 213.60 +0.6%	12.49	£2.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-3.6% Downside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 737 -0.3%	26.80	£1.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-47.4% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,198 -0.2%	25.93	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 535 -0.9%	107.00	£1.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-27.1% Downside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 368.80 -0.4%	8.02	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 340.33 (-7.7% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 381.68 -0.6%	14.97	£1.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 246	87.86	£1.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (18.0% Upside)
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INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 562	7.64	£1.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (18.8% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 94.40 -0.6%	7.89	£1.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (65.8% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 368 +2.5%	10.51	£1.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (41.3% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 202 +0.4%	112.22	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (25.6% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 76.60 +0.3%	N/A	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (30.5% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 280	9.65	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 882.50 +0.6%	12.01	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (33.4% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 901.50 +0.2%	14.22	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (31.6% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 384.30 -0.7%	17.88	£1.74 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,688 +0.4%	16.12	£1.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (17.4% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 163.30 -0.4%	11.26	£1.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (9.3% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,636 +0.1%	13.71	£1.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (11.5% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,250 +0.6%	5.45	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 717.50 -0.1%	24.24	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-23.8% Downside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 74.61 +0.1%	0.11	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 537 -0.2%	16.53	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 609.50 +1.5%	49.55	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (1.6% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 877 +0.1%	2.40	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 189.50 +0.8%	12.23	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (27.7% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,922 -1.0%	34.91	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-4.8% Downside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.85 +8.1%	14.28	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (49.1% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 269 +0.9%	8.79	£1.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (107.7% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 652 +0.4%	5.57	£1.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 675.17 (3.6% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 100 -0.1%	6.73	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (23.8% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 392 +0.3%	47.86	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 185.45 +0.5%	3.81	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 277.50 (49.6% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 829 +1.3%	9.21	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (25.5% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 195.70 +0.6%	N/A	£1.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (267.7% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 460.02 +0.3%	4.21	£1.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,216 -0.2%	31.21	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (45.2% 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 4,732 +0.3%	22.23	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (0.9% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 169	3.19	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,005 +0.8%	15.10	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£185.80 -0.5%	35.19	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 757 -1.6%	N/A	£1.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (5.5% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 346.60	9.10	£1.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (12.0% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 388.37 0.0%	14.55	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 900.50 -0.6%	16.14	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (13.4% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,920 +2.1%	16.50	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (18.3% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 124.10 -0.2%	18.39	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (33.2% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 625.50 +0.6%	21.06	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 762.67 (21.9% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 541 -0.3%	N/A	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (29.7% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 419.20 +0.5%	9.18	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 146.80 -0.4%	4.87	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 207.20 +0.3%	12.53	£1.35 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-25.2% Downside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 215 +0.2%	10.19	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (14.0% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,719.92 +0.5%	14.59	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 178.02 +0.6%	6.52	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (26.7% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,470	N/A	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 931 -0.2%	18.88	£1.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,292.50 (38.8% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 665 -1.5%	60.45	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (21.1% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 113.71 0.0%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,095 -1.1%	0.90	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/28/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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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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