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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,346.63 -1.5%	9.62	£231.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,403 (4.2% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 4,033 +3.7%	8.92	£229.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (-6.4% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£128.24 -1.2%	19.20	£198.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	£153.57 (19.8% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 2,927 +0.7%	15.15	£146.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,166.67 (8.2% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 961 +0.1%	9.15	£139.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 638.50 +4.3%	47.69	£124.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.91)	GBX 627 (-1.8% Downside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,937.50 -0.8%	11.65	£106.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,900 (-0.8% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 6,215 -0.7%	8.42	£101.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,721.43 (24.2% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,164.20 -7.6%	42.44	£99.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,690.33 (45.2% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,432 -1.0%	15.24	£95.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,875 (10.0% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,894 -1.0%	16.08	£75.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 2,064.38 (9.0% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 532.80 -0.7%	11.84	£62.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (23.9% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,221 -0.2%	20.06	£59.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,316.33 (7.8% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,932 +0.1%	33.15	£59.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,275 (17.8% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 100.65 +0.2%	12.58	£57.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 116 (15.3% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 411.05 +0.4%	8.51	£54.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 576.67 (40.3% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 3,039 +0.4%	24.35	£52.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,680 (21.1% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 623.34 -1.3%	8.36	£49.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 769.38 (23.4% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 9,510 +0.5%	34.20	£45.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£124 (30.4% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 1,958.50 -1.1%	9.26	£42.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,492 (27.2% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	GBX 9,148.28 -1.0%	20.29	£40.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (27.9% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,789.35 0.0%	22.97	£39.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,959.50 (9.5% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 3,630.30 +0.1%	N/A	£39.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,864.29 (6.4% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 8,350 -1.4%	18.81	£36.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,725 (4.5% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,588 +0.2%	12.65	£35.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,925.33 (6.0% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 542.40 -0.4%	20.01	£33.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 500 (-7.8% Downside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 381.20 -0.4%	21.06	£33.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 387.80 (1.7% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 154	N/A	£30.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,549.09 -0.6%	24.18	£30.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,639.43 (3.5% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,048 +0.8%	18.16	£30.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,856.25 (26.5% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 118.69 -0.9%	N/A	£27.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 119 (0.3% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,085.61 +0.1%	18.88	£27.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (32.5% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	Industrials	GBX 5,862 +0.5%	17.50	£24.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,800 (-1.1% Downside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,311 -0.1%	4.29	£23.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (55.9% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 4,800 (-9.9% Downside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 876.36 -1.1%	6.16	£21.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,453 (65.8% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,871 +0.8%	13.50	£21.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,300 (14.9% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 211.80 +0.0%	19.61	£20.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 711.20 -0.6%	14.66	£19.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 760.71 (7.0% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 896 +0.7%	9.28	£18.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 394.70 -3.5%	6.15	£17.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (29.2% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 2,309 -6.2%	7.46	£17.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,516.67 (52.3% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£148.80 -1.5%	18.93	£16.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£155.80 (4.7% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,560 -0.4%	16.70	£16.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,346.60 (17.3% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 298.30 +0.0%	8.32	£16.02 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-7.2% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,520 -0.8%	5.52	£15.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,955 +1.2%	14.67	£13.65 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 1,782.14 (-8.8% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 5,152 -2.6%	0.37	£13.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (44.6% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 7,588 -0.2%	N/A	£13.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (94.4% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,153 +1.7%	41.51	£12.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,293.33 (12.2% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 903.21 -0.1%	41.06	£12.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 2,271.57 (151.5% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,244 -1.1%	33.04	£12.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£6,003.71 (18,407.1% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,836 -1.0%	17.56	£11.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 3,813.60 (-0.6% Downside)
MORE Hostmore	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 9,090 -2.8%	N/A	£11.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,170.20 -1.7%	29.47	£10.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (-6.5% Downside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 838.80 -1.2%	49.05	£10.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,160 (38.3% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,502 -0.7%	81.07	£10.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (-5.5% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 274.40 -2.0%	14.75	£9.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (64.0% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,238 -0.1%	26.30	£9.78 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (130.0% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 216 -2.4%	8.96	£9.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,755 (712.5% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 3,867 -2.3%	11.37	£9.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (26.7% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,890 -5.1%	48.93	£9.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (7.4% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Finance	GBX 588.94 0.0%	13.54	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 483.33 (-17.9% Downside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,925 +0.1%	28.89	£9.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-4.7% Downside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 905.59 -0.4%	N/A	£9.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 989.25 (9.2% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,210.99 -0.1%	N/A	$8.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,822 +1.4%	18.69	£8.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 7,175 (154.3% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 416.40 -1.4%	33.85	£8.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 437.14 (5.0% Upside)
MICC Millicom International Cellular	Communication Services	GBX 1,424 -1.0%	48.17	£8.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,250 (-12.2% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 339 -0.8%	17.97	£8.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 433.25 (27.8% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,368.50 -0.2%	27.37	£8.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,278.33 (-6.6% Downside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 824.40 -0.1%	17.02	£8.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,192 (44.6% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,308.37 0.0%	11.94	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,069 (-18.3% Downside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 349.30 -0.8%	20.67	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 360.17 (3.1% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 312.30	N/A	£7.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 689 (120.6% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,607 -0.6%	4.16	£7.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,910 (11.6% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 150.58 +0.2%	9.97	£6.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 217.60 (44.5% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 607 +0.1%	1.84	£6.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,796 -0.9%	20.60	£6.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (13.4% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,732 -1.2%	N/A	£6.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,476 +0.2%	24.32	£6.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (37.7% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 335.80 -0.4%	4.43	£6.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,087.50 -1.4%	N/A	£5.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,811 -1.9%	9.56	£5.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (1.5% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 346.20 0.0%	19.67	£5.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 316.71 (-8.5% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 452.60 -4.7%	35.36	£5.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (56.5% Upside)
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DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,440 +0.1%	456.09	£5.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,215.43 (-3.5% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 658.50 +0.1%	14.35	£5.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 654.33 (-0.6% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,086 +0.8%	10.19	£5.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (58.6% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,205 -0.3%	26.84	£5.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (13.2% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£160.60 -4.1%	25.80	£5.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (24.1% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,793 -1.2%	10.94	£5.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,500 (39.4% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 844 +4.1%	16.88	£5.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 782.50 (-7.3% Downside)
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 12,060.00 -0.7%	2.23	GEL5.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 679 -0.1%	12.55	£5.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 646.43 (-4.8% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,636 +0.3%	63.90	£5.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,490 (-4.0% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,358 -0.8%	8.56	£4.92 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 296.78 +2.5%	18.90	£4.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 310 (4.5% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 4,618 -4.4%	23.84	£4.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,675 (22.9% Upside)
CTEC Convatec Group	Healthcare	GBX 244.80 +0.3%	39.48	£4.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 305.44 (24.8% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 89.60 -0.4%	896.00	£4.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 191.89 (114.2% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 937.05 -0.8%	22.69	£4.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (354.2% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 300.10 +1.9%	18.76	£4.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (3.6% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 326.40 +1.4%	19.43	£4.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 377.30 (15.6% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 180.30	13.87	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 225.80 (25.2% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,590 +0.3%	21.16	£4.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,938.13 (13.4% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 795.80 +0.6%	16.31	£4.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (26.8% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 396.95 +0.0%	N/A	£4.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 428.75 (8.0% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 417 -0.4%	9.21	£4.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 443.63 (6.4% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 142.70 -0.3%	13.63	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 183.43 (28.5% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 542.20 0.0%	15.91	£4.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 562.43 (3.7% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,277 +1.2%	13.56	£4.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (100.8% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 556.87 -0.5%	19.47	£4.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 595.13 (6.9% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 491.60 -0.2%	33.22	£4.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-11.8% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 823.50 -0.2%	15.78	£3.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,096.67 (33.2% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 215.60 -1.5%	10.32	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (5.1% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,688 -2.3%	N/A	£3.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,316.67 (37.2% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,052 -3.2%	178.31	£3.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,256.25 (19.4% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 877 +0.3%	10.12	£3.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (-1.2% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 595 +0.5%	7.93	£3.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,120 -4.5%	31.31	£3.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,196.67 (21.0% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 392.50 +0.4%	12.27	£3.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 450 (14.6% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 1,663 +1.2%	23.72	£3.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,104.17 (26.5% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 393.40 +1.9%	131.13	£3.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437.50 (11.2% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 770.63 -1.4%	22.34	£3.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 733.75 (-4.8% Downside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 311.40 -2.4%	11.08	£3.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 322.25 (3.5% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,676 -1.1%	9.52	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (24.5% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 744.80 -0.2%	N/A	£3.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 936.25 (25.7% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 596.50 +0.1%	14.27	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,512 +1.0%	10.61	£3.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,690.71 (147.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 939.43 -2.6%	8.94	£3.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,537.50 (63.7% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 312 +2.6%	N/A	£3.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (374.8% Upside)
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GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 454.80 -4.2%	3.62	£3.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 783 (72.2% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,408.75 -0.3%	N/A	£3.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,320 (-3.7% Downside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 579 -0.5%	5.68	£3.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,420 -0.8%	4.87	£2.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 82.52 +1.5%	12.04	£2.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 98 (18.8% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 450.40 -0.4%	N/A	£2.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 978.57 (117.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,260 +1.0%	18.13	£2.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,256 (18.9% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 304.43 +0.8%	3.93	£2.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 273.60 -0.6%	16.79	£2.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 213.75 (-21.9% Downside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 328.11 -0.3%	N/A	£2.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (-8.6% Downside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 492.20 +1.3%	20.38	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (238.0% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 211 +0.2%	34.59	£2.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 201.25 (-4.6% Downside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 791.50 -0.9%	93.12	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (322.4% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 272.93 -0.7%	18.23	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 314.25 (15.1% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 142.80 +0.1%	6.87	£2.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 184.20 (29.0% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 4,734 +0.1%	1.78	£2.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 62.80 -1.3%	0.33	£2.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 116.10 +1.0%	283.17	£2.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
AMC Amur Minerals	Materials	GBX 179.40 -0.6%	N/A	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 564.50 +0.3%	26.01	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 508 (-10.0% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,393 -3.5%	6.69	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,616.57 (16.0% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 132.40 +1.1%	9.59	£2.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 137.40 +2.4%	10.94	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,188 +1.4%	16.63	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,527.89 (15.5% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 181.10 +0.3%	21.31	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (16.4% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,606 -0.4%	4.36	£2.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 92.05 +1.0%	15.34	£2.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113 (22.8% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 64.68 -0.4%	10.60	£2.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (29.1% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,298 +1.0%	17.83	£2.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,962.86 (-14.6% Downside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 455 +0.2%	N/A	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 599.44 (31.7% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,288 -1.9%	8.43	£2.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,956.67 (20.3% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 587 -1.8%	19.35	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,276.25 (117.4% Upside)
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,330 +1.2%	7.29	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 107.91 -3.0%	6.13	£2.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (44.6% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 286.20 +0.1%	102.21	£2.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 309.75 (8.2% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 316.21 -0.7%	12.55	£2.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (14.6% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,860 -1.2%	23.63	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (13.3% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 429.80 -4.2%	7.41	£2.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 770 (79.2% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 218.60 -5.4%	N/A	£2.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (60.1% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 688 +0.1%	1.98	£2.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.32 +0.9%	N/A	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 632.03 +1.0%	9.97	£2.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,011.75 (60.1% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 207.60 -0.7%	86.50	£2.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (36.5% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,110 +1.5%	14.10	£2.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,945 (-5.3% Downside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,874 +0.6%	43.83	£2.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,912.29 (2.0% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 350.40 +0.5%	8.69	£2.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 381.83 (9.0% Upside)
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 207.40 -1.9%	N/A	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (-4.2% Downside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 540 -4.4%	180.00	£1.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-27.8% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 361.50 +1.1%	4.75	£1.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,210 +0.3%	5.51	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 403 -0.5%	7.77	£1.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 196.75 -1.1%	11.51	£1.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 222 (12.8% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 216 +0.5%	108.00	£1.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 696 -3.5%	25.31	£1.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-33.5% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 369.50 -0.5%	14.49	£1.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 83.45 +5.3%	0.10	£1.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 312 +0.3%	10.20	£1.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (79.1% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 991.90 +0.1%	14.60	£1.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,831.67 (185.5% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 3,882 +0.7%	10.14	£1.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (49.4% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 78.70 +1.5%	N/A	£1.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 400.85 +4.5%	N/A	£1.80 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 918 +1.0%	14.48	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,152.29 (25.5% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Finance	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 186.47 +0.0%	207.19	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (44.7% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 335 +0.6%	17.36	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,353.33 (304.0% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,708 +2.4%	15.21	£1.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,703.33 (-0.3% Downside)
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,044.31 +0.6%	22.70	£1.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (25.4% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 859 +0.2%	11.18	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,074.38 (25.1% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 741	17.39	£1.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 696.67 (-6.0% Downside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 200.20 +0.4%	12.92	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (20.9% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 555 +0.2%	17.09	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 271.31 +0.1%	9.35	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTR Metal Tiger	Materials	GBX 980 -0.5%	N/A	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 673.50 -2.7%	5.22	£1.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 663.17 (-1.5% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 481.50 +0.3%	6.45	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 665.80 (38.3% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 855 -0.5%	2.21	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 81.95 -0.1%	15.20	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (47.9% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,162 +0.5%	5.12	£1.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	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	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 910	27.08	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 881.33 (-3.2% Downside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,963.19 -0.1%	19.82	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,281.25 (6.4% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,318 +0.3%	37.55	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (-6.6% Downside)
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,286.51 +2.1%	5.38	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (40.7% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 463.25 +0.8%	4.24	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 94.70 -0.5%	6.37	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 105.40 (11.3% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 144.70 -2.2%	9.98	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (23.4% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 285 -0.9%	7.50	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (82.5% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 540 +1.2%	43.90	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 635 (17.6% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 221.60 -1.8%	14.73	£1.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 220 (-0.7% Downside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 227 -0.4%	8.97	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (7.9% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 378 +1.5%	35.76	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,854 +0.5%	16.01	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,531.57 -1.0%	30.25	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,948 (16.4% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 121.12 -0.2%	N/A	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 735 +2.2%	N/A	£1.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 843.33 (14.7% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 179.70 +0.1%	N/A	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 807.40 (349.3% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 416.50 -0.1%	81.27	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 181.10 +0.9%	10.23	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 220.80 (21.9% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Finance	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 147.60 +0.4%	4.90	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 327.20 -0.5%	8.59	£1.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 375.13 (14.6% Upside)
BPCP BioPharma Credit	Finance	GBX 73.30 -0.3%	10.83	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TMPL Temple Bar	Finance	GBX 426.50 +0.7%	5.67	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 117.90 +3.1%	16.00	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (40.2% Upside)
KIE Kier Group	Industrials	GBX 306.40 +2.2%	22.70	£1.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (-2.1% Downside)

(Last Updated: 10/25/2026)

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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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