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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 10,880.00 -1.1%	2.12	GEL469.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,422.60 -1.6%	11.76	£243.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-8.6% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£140.38 -0.2%	21.14	£217.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (9.2% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,898 -0.9%	9.03	£160.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (1.8% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,064 -0.2%	15.22	£155.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (202.9% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,022 +0.6%	9.73	£147.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,406.20 -1.8%	51.26	£120.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,422.20 (1.1% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,168 -0.3%	11.78	£116.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£177.97 (148.3% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,755.27 +1.2%	13.62	£102.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (0.1% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,600.50 +0.5%	10.65	£99.62 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-16.9% Downside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 469.40 -2.4%	35.06	£91.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (35.3% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,972.50 -0.6%	13.88	£79.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (3.1% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 510.49 -2.1%	11.76	£69.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (6.8% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 109.30 -0.7%	14.38	£63.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (4.1% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,245.50 -0.6%	20.46	£61.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (5.6% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 511.07 -1.9%	170.36	£59.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,755 (243.4% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,808 +0.9%	31.02	£55.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (23.2% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 650.76 -1.5%	9.32	£51.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (14.3% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,036 -1.3%	9.86	£44.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-4.8% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,363 -0.3%	21.10	£41.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (75.4% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,062 +0.4%	34.02	£39.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (51.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,674.55 -0.7%	N/A	£39.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,657.50 (-0.5% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,665.59 +1.0%	21.90	£39.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (35.0% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,825 +0.8%	28.38	£37.71 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-5.4% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,576.50 +0.9%	14.57	£35.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (188.9% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£178.10 -1.9%	17.53	£34.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,635 +1.1%	17.92	£33.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (9.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,948.51 +2.5%	10.17	£31.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (25.4% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 157	N/A	£31.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 348.30 +0.0%	18.83	£30.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 395.33 (13.5% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 462.30 +1.6%	17.06	£29.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (5.6% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,409 -0.4%	22.86	£29.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (8.2% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,532 -0.1%	4.70	£25.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (42.2% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,006.50 -0.5%	6.56	£25.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (37.0% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 105.03 +0.1%	N/A	£24.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (9.1% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,520 +0.6%	15.42	£22.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (62.2% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,789.26 +0.9%	13.12	£21.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (23.1% Upside)
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 480.83 -1.5%	6.66	£21.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (-3.1% Downside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,868 +1.8%	15.27	£21.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (39.1% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 896 -1.1%	9.60	£19.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 193.40 +0.8%	17.91	£18.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAR Jardine Matheson	Industrials	GBX 62.50	0.17	£18.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,890 +2.7%	18.88	£17.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (-2.0% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 647 +0.1%	13.33	£17.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (11.1% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£146.25 -0.6%	19.62	£16.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-3.6% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,411 +0.6%	5.13	£15.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 286.30 -0.3%	29.39	£15.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (100.4% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,895.94 -1.0%	42.60	£14.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (12,243.2% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,255 +1.5%	0.90	£13.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (29.4% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,978.50	14.85	£13.85 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,765 (-10.8% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,237.86 +0.2%	N/A	£12.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (103.8% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,138.50 -0.7%	40.99	£12.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (21.4% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 336.90 -1.8%	18.11	£12.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (33.6% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 884.40 +0.5%	21.73	£11.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,220.71 (151.1% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 897.80 +0.6%	1,122.25	£11.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (22.6% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 434.30 -0.2%	23.43	£10.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (9.5% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,524 +1.8%	14.58	£10.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-20.9% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,060 -1.3%	50.14	£9.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-3.8% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,860 +3.1%	11.09	£9.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (52.8% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 206.40 -0.8%	29.49	£9.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (486.2% Upside)
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		$54,209.00 -0.2%	N/A	$9.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 585.50 +0.1%	17.43	£9.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.6% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,314 +1.2%	70.93	£9.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (8.9% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,810 +0.3%	26.90	£8.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-5.9% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,948 -0.3%	23.95	£8.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (132.9% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 888.93 +7.1%	24.03	£8.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (46.6% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,645 -0.3%	18.77	£8.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,906.25 (123.3% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 836.60 +0.6%	N/A	£8.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (9.4% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 335.60 +0.1%	27.28	£8.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (102.0% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 176.10 -0.5%	N/A	£7.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (25.7% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.00 +1.7%	N/A	C$7.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 376.90 -0.3%	30.64	£7.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (11.1% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,569 -0.9%	33.45	£7.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (21.8% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 690 -2.5%	3.66	£7.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,284.50	8.87	£7.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.4% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 817.60 +2.7%	20.59	£7.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (31.2% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£219.80 +1.3%	35.20	£7.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-9.3% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,177 +1.9%	23.21	£7.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (6.6% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 314.90 +1.3%	18.63	£6.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 931 (195.6% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,912 -1.6%	23.52	£6.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-4.8% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,778 -0.1%	2.68	£6.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 346.80 +0.4%	10.01	£6.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,364 -1.0%	24.86	£6.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (46.0% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,834 -1.3%	17.45	£6.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-29.8% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,190.77 -0.1%	12.05	£6.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,689.71 (41.9% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,862 +0.1%	10.64	£5.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-7.2% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 468 -1.4%	16.14	£5.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (45.3% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 609 -2.0%	8.12	£5.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (8.4% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,230 -0.1%	441.22	£5.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-3.4% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,733 -0.6%	N/A	£5.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DFIB DFI Retail Group	Business Services	GBX 9.17	0.53	£5.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,855 -1.9%	30.99	£5.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (16.9% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,336 -0.1%	23.45	£5.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 655.18 -0.3%	14.27	£4.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-2.1% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 291 -0.8%	21.09	£4.88 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (3.2% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 979.40 -0.6%	17.55	£4.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (339.7% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,653 -1.0%	10.09	£4.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (51.7% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 863.86 -0.4%	17.63	£4.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 984 (13.9% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,254 +0.1%	29.24	£4.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,162.50 (-2.2% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 191.10 +1.0%	14.70	£4.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (18.9% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 163.70 +1.6%	11.38	£4.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (23.0% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 85.70 +0.5%	857.00	£4.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 234.11 (173.2% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 644 +1.7%	3.63	£4.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (17.3% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 421.80 +1.0%	9.31	£4.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (5.8% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 577.40 +0.6%	10.67	£4.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (-4.7% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,051 -3.9%	68.72	£4.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (2.9% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 880 -0.2%	16.92	£4.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-2.7% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 233.80 -2.7%	11.03	£4.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-3.5% Downside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 208.99 -1.3%	24.30	£4.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (46.4% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,436 -3.6%	19.90	£4.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (167.8% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 290.30 -1.3%	19.48	£4.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (34.1% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,108.50 +2.4%	187.88	£3.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (19.3% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,720 +1.4%	156.36	£3.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (16.3% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 480.70 -1.4%	14.11	£3.87 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (15.1% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,000 -1.2%	49.07	£3.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-24.7% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 564.40 -0.9%	N/A	£3.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,022.29 (81.1% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,109.50 -1.7%	12.58	£3.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (134.9% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,813 +2.0%	25.86	£3.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (7.9% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 214 -5.1%	N/A	£3.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (5.9% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 377.50 -0.3%	11.80	£3.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (19.2% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 219 -1.4%	N/A	£3.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (42.8% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311.33 (0.3% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,992 -1.4%	N/A	£3.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (15.4% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,608 -3.8%	9.82	£3.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,253.75 (128.8% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,704 -1.3%	12.41	£3.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-13.2% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 437.90 +1.0%	15.64	£3.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (44.6% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 597 +0.6%	14.28	£3.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,530	8.45	£3.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (10.3% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 287.80 -0.6%	19.19	£3.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-5.8% Downside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 321.24 +3.3%	N/A	£3.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (324.5% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 729.50 -0.3%	6.75	£3.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (26.8% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 711.60 -1.1%	19.03	£3.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (45.4% Upside)
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RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,280	6.97	£3.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.75 -0.1%	14.09	£3.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (19.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,680 +0.9%	19.57	£3.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-17.1% Downside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.84 -0.9%	12.23	£3.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (30.0% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 499 -1.0%	16.63	£2.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (636.0% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 567 +0.2%	4.97	£2.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 608.15 +0.5%	17.63	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (12.2% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 328.50 -1.4%	4.24	£2.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 789.50 -0.8%	11.03	£2.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (34.3% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 522 +0.3%	26.23	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (39.2% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 247.20 -2.8%	N/A	£2.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (41.6% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 191.40 +1.0%	22.26	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (6.4% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 140.70 +0.4%	7.61	£2.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (32.0% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.32 -2.5%	N/A	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 754.50 -0.8%	37.35	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (273.8% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 141 -0.1%	9.87	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,612 -0.9%	5.74	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 134.40 -1.0%	9.74	£2.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 487.20 +2.8%	12.49	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (20.3% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 96.55 +0.8%	14.63	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (18.3% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 730 +0.3%	6.67	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 340 -0.4%	14.05	£2.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (7.4% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,466.11 +0.0%	1.73	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 554	25.53	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-6.9% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 60.81 -1.6%	0.32	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,346 -1.9%	5.75	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (22.1% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 297.80 -1.7%	21.74	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (35.0% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 243.40 -3.0%	N/A	£2.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (43.8% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,347.83 +0.8%	7.33	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 584.50 -1.6%	19.27	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (115.8% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,948 +0.1%	13.95	£2.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (5.1% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,020 +0.3%	15.35	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (21.3% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 414.40 -0.6%	17.16	£2.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,946.25 (369.7% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,322 -0.1%	2,403.64	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.6% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 103.80 -0.7%	N/A	£2.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 470.20 +0.9%	97.96	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (204.7% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 223.08 -0.2%	15.85	£2.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (18.6% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 214.40 +1.7%	64.97	£2.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (22.0% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,944 +1.1%	13.55	£2.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (0.6% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,760	27.17	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (7.9% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 360 +0.1%	6.13	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 428.50 -0.3%	6.82	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 914.40 -0.4%	9.99	£2.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,795 (205.7% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 206.80	12.69	£2.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 204.38 (-1.2% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 101.45 +1.6%	8.48	£2.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (54.3% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 233.60 +0.6%	47.67	£2.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (64.8% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,212 +0.5%	26.23	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 206.63 -1.7%	12.08	£2.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-0.3% Downside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 373.60 +0.8%	8.12	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-7.2% Downside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 152.90 +0.3%	20.95	£1.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (25.7% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 535.50 -0.6%	7.28	£1.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (24.7% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 500 +1.5%	100.00	£1.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-22.0% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 355.50 -0.1%	13.94	£1.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,630 -0.4%	13.24	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-11.9% Downside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 918.50 -0.2%	14.49	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (29.2% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMU BH Macro USD	Financial Services	GBX 4.36 -0.2%	0.10	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 344.12 +0.2%	9.83	£1.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (57.6% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 206.80 +1.4%	13.34	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (18.0% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 186.42 -1.1%	103.57	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (36.1% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 73.70 -1.1%	N/A	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (35.7% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 379.50 +1.6%	17.66	£1.72 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 920.49 +0.5%	2.52	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 267	9.20	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,648 -0.8%	13.81	£1.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (10.7% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 537 +0.9%	18.45	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,604 -0.1%	15.32	£1.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (23.6% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 159.50 +0.7%	13.75	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 174 (9.1% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 814 +0.2%	11.07	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (47.4% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 206.80 +3.6%	73.86	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (40.4% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 702 -0.8%	23.72	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-22.1% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 387 +0.7%	47.25	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,202 -0.2%	5.24	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,895.79 -1.4%	122.19	£1.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-3.9% Downside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.80 -0.7%	6.65	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (25.3% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 640.28 -0.6%	5.47	£1.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (5.4% 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)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 68.46 -0.8%	0.10	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 78.90 +0.5%	13.44	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (58.4% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 778.50 +1.4%	169.61	£1.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (3.4% Upside)
DAR Dar Global	Real Estate	GBX 8 -2.7%	0.14	£1.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 191.80 -0.3%	N/A	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (275.1% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 246	8.04	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (97.2% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 173.80 +0.6%	3.57	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (114.9% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 778.50 -1.7%	8.65	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (33.6% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,158 +1.2%	30.39	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (49.1% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 2,990 -0.7%	15.02	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 426.83 0.0%	9.34	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 431 +0.7%	3.94	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 148.40 -0.1%	7.33	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 123.90 -1.2%	18.36	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (33.4% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 159.50 +0.5%	3.01	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 376.27 +0.2%	N/A	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 620.50 -0.7%	12.26	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 824 (32.8% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 334.20 +2.1%	8.77	£1.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (16.2% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 215 -0.2%	10.19	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (14.0% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 528 -0.1%	N/A	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (29.8% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,815 -1.6%	15.90	£1.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (22.7% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 484.60 +0.7%	39.40	£1.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (27.7% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,254 -1.2%	19.98	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (12.2% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 706 +0.1%	N/A	£1.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (13.1% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 196.70 +1.2%	11.89	£1.28 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-23.7% Downside)
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,233	6.81	£1.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 3,275 (165.6% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,349.42 -0.2%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,624 +0.5%	13.77	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 6/27/2026)

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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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