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

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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 10,370.00 +2.6%	2.02	GEL447.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,293.40 -1.4%	10.69	£221.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (0.5% Upside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£135.98 -0.6%	20.48	£210.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (12.8% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,239 +1.8%	10.09	£179.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-9.0% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,135 +0.6%	15.57	£159.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (196.0% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 896 -1.3%	8.53	£129.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,479 +0.1%	12.29	£121.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£177.97 (138.0% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,225.20 -2.7%	44.66	£105.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (13.5% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 529.30 -3.1%	39.54	£103.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (20.0% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,548.23 +1.6%	13.03	£98.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,708.33 (3.5% Upside)
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ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,401.50 +2.7%	10.19	£95.31 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-13.2% Downside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,921.50 +0.9%	13.52	£77.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (5.9% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 561.05 -1.5%	187.02	£65.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,755 (212.8% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 447.47 -2.5%	10.31	£60.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (17.9% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,933.50 -0.8%	33.17	£59.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (15.2% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,199.50 -0.2%	19.71	£58.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (9.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 97.22 -1.0%	12.79	£56.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (16.7% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 586.20 -1.1%	8.40	£46.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (24.0% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,548 -2.1%	22.75	£44.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (62.7% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,014 -1.2%	38.03	£44.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (35.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,729.37 -1.0%	N/A	£39.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,657.50 (-1.9% Downside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,791 -1.1%	8.67	£39.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (8.2% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,812 -0.9%	28.28	£37.58 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-5.1% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,125.08 -2.6%	20.53	£36.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (44.0% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,507 -0.1%	13.93	£33.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,012.50 (33.5% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£169.90 -1.3%	16.72	£32.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163 +1.6%	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,335 +0.8%	17.22	£32.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (13.4% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 336.01 +0.2%	18.16	£29.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (18.6% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 469.20 +2.9%	17.31	£29.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (2.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,580 +0.7%	9.41	£29.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (35.5% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,351 -0.3%	22.31	£28.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (10.9% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 112.80 +2.7%	N/A	£25.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (1.6% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 926.20 +1.1%	6.03	£23.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (48.9% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,556 -2.4%	15.64	£22.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (59.9% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,196.84 +0.8%	4.08	£22.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (72.7% 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 2,803 +2.4%	13.18	£21.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (22.5% Upside)
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FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,820 -1.7%	15.02	£20.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (41.4% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 202.70 +2.7%	18.77	£19.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 410.39 0.0%	5.69	£18.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (13.5% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 850 -1.2%	9.11	£18.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,642 +0.3%	50.76	£17.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£5,338.78 (11,401.0% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 607.20 -0.6%	12.51	£16.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (18.4% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,470.10 +1.1%	17.26	£16.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (7.3% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£139.70 +1.5%	18.74	£15.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (0.9% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,413.30 -1.7%	5.13	£15.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,777.33 +6.2%	N/A	£15.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (68.0% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 273.04 +1.2%	28.03	£14.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (110.1% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,937.50 +2.3%	14.54	£13.56 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-9.9% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,080 -3.1%	0.87	£13.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (27.0% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 347.20	18.67	£12.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,154.50 +1.4%	41.57	£12.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (19.8% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 452 +1.6%	24.38	£11.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (5.2% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 235 -1.2%	33.57	£10.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (414.9% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,428 +2.7%	14.18	£10.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-18.2% Downside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 807.40 -0.2%	1,009.25	£10.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (36.3% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 729 +2.6%	17.91	£9.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (17.8% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,975 -0.4%	49.54	£9.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-2.7% Downside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 583.16 +0.0%	17.36	£9.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.3% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,300 -0.6%	70.17	£8.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (10.0% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$52,500.00 -0.4%	N/A	$8.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,924 +0.3%	23.75	£8.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,161.29 (8.1% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,653 -4.1%	10.50	£8.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (61.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,465 -1.1%	25.30	£8.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (0.0% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 184.80 -0.2%	N/A	£8.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (19.8% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,576 +0.8%	18.28	£8.27 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-9.2% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 792 +1.3%	21.41	£7.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (64.5% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 772.50 +1.0%	N/A	£7.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (15.8% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 843.60 -0.9%	21.24	£7.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (33.9% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,283	8.86	£7.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.3% Downside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 314.49 +1.0%	25.57	£7.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (115.5% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,485.56 +0.7%	32.36	£7.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (25.9% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 362.50 +0.2%	29.47	£7.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (15.5% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 650 -1.9%	3.45	£7.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,143.93 -1.0%	22.56	£6.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (9.7% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 308.90 +1.6%	18.28	£6.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,065 (244.8% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,860 -1.8%	2.74	£6.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$13.00 -3.7%	N/A	C$6.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,828 +0.6%	22.84	£6.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-1.9% Downside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 333.90 0.0%	9.64	£6.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,902 +2.4%	18.10	£6.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-32.3% Downside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£190.20 +2.7%	30.46	£6.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (4.8% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,274 -2.2%	23.91	£5.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (51.8% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,129 -2.3%	11.43	£5.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (48.4% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 448.80 -1.1%	15.48	£5.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (51.5% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,736 +0.9%	9.92	£5.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-0.4% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 624.73 +0.6%	8.33	£5.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (5.6% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,742 -1.1%	N/A	£5.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,812.57 +0.9%	11.06	£5.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (38.4% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,110 +1.8%	432.72	£5.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-1.5% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,780 -0.7%	30.65	£5.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (18.2% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,014 +0.5%	18.17	£4.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (53.7% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,300 +0.2%	22.82	£4.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 641.53 +1.8%	13.98	£4.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (0.0% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 279.50 -0.4%	20.25	£4.69 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (7.5% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 84.58 +0.9%	845.80	£4.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (175.1% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,129.26 -0.1%	28.38	£4.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-2.8% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 182.80 +1.2%	14.06	£4.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (27.6% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 782.65 +0.5%	15.97	£4.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 923.80 (18.0% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 412 +2.1%	9.09	£4.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (8.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 235.71 +1.5%	11.12	£4.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-3.9% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,021 +1.5%	68.04	£4.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (3.9% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 266.80 +3.2%	N/A	£4.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 295.17 (10.6% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 151 +4.9%	10.49	£4.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (33.4% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 247.20 +0.5%	N/A	£4.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-17.1% Downside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 603 -5.2%	3.40	£4.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (25.3% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,784 +1.9%	162.18	£4.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-5.6% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,117 +0.4%	189.32	£4.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (18.4% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 201.80 -0.2%	23.47	£3.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (51.6% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,341.67 +0.1%	19.13	£3.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,968.33 (26.8% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 802.73 +0.6%	15.44	£3.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (6.7% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 595.70 +2.1%	N/A	£3.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (72.6% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 468.90 +0.4%	13.76	£3.78 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (18.0% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,878 +0.2%	26.79	£3.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,957.78 (4.2% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,045 +1.5%	49.51	£3.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-25.4% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 477 +0.4%	8.82	£3.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (15.3% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 249.60 -2.0%	16.75	£3.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (61.2% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 376 +1.3%	11.75	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (19.7% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 346.17 -3.8%	N/A	£3.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (293.9% 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 2,000.08 -0.6%	N/A	£3.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (14.9% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,038 -1.4%	11.77	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (46.9% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 554 -1.8%	18.47	£3.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (562.9% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 771 +4.0%	7.14	£3.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (23.2% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,670.24 +0.1%	12.32	£3.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-12.6% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 434.70 -0.1%	15.53	£3.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (48.1% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 584 +0.2%	13.97	£3.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 283.60 -0.7%	18.91	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 267.25 (-5.8% Downside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 718.40 -1.8%	19.21	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (44.1% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,394 -1.3%	9.24	£3.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (23.5% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,461.73 -0.5%	8.08	£3.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (45.6% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,291.09 +0.3%	7.01	£3.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 82.80 +0.6%	14.28	£3.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (17.8% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,630 +1.6%	19.40	£3.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-16.4% Downside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 631 +0.5%	18.29	£2.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (8.1% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 275.77 -0.3%	N/A	£2.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (26.9% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 815 +1.4%	11.38	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (30.1% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 559 +0.9%	4.90	£2.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 316.99 -1.2%	4.09	£2.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.66 +1.8%	11.18	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (46.1% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 523.30 +1.6%	26.30	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (38.8% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 269.18 +0.4%	N/A	£2.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (30.0% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 472.40 -0.7%	19.56	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (22.4% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 773 -1.6%	38.27	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (264.8% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 501.85 -3.0%	12.87	£2.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (16.8% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 186.20 -1.0%	21.65	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (9.4% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 254.40 +1.3%	18.08	£2.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (0.0% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 133.40 +0.6%	9.67	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 561 -0.1%	25.85	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (-8.0% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,577.58 -0.4%	5.61	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 303.20 -0.1%	22.13	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (32.6% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.07 -0.2%	N/A	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 137 +1.3%	9.59	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 132.49 +0.8%	7.16	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (38.0% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 329.60 +1.3%	13.62	£2.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (10.8% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 91.55 +1.9%	13.87	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (23.9% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 600.47 -0.2%	19.80	£2.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 576.25 (-4.0% Downside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,381.12 +0.4%	7.40	£2.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 692 +1.0%	6.33	£2.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.80 -2.6%	0.31	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 499.80 -1.5%	104.13	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 634.20 (26.9% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,237.64 -1.2%	1.64	£2.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,318 0.0%	2,396.36	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.3% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,249 -2.0%	5.33	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (31.5% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 220 -0.6%	66.67	£2.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (18.9% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 102.30 +1.3%	N/A	£2.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,760 +0.2%	27.17	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (7.9% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 244.40 -0.3%	49.88	£2.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (57.5% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 355 +0.6%	6.05	£2.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,859 +2.3%	12.95	£2.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (5.2% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,452 +0.7%	12.55	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (16.8% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 102.42 -2.8%	8.56	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (52.8% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 214 -0.4%	12.51	£2.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-3.7% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 412.24 -0.7%	6.56	£2.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 160.60 -0.9%	22.00	£2.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 189.20 (17.8% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,760 -1.7%	13.37	£2.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (58.4% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 199.67 -1.1%	12.25	£2.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 206.25 (3.3% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,914.48 +0.7%	18.29	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (5.8% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,182 +0.2%	25.58	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 836.90 +1.1%	9.14	£1.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (37.8% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 497.80 -0.4%	99.56	£1.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-21.7% Downside)
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HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 339 +3.0%	7.37	£1.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (2.3% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 348.03 -0.3%	13.65	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 206.20 +1.7%	13.30	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (18.3% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 386.86 +0.5%	18.00	£1.75 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,534 +2.6%	12.75	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-8.5% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,706 +2.3%	14.30	£1.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (6.9% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 895.61 -7.3%	195.12	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-38.6% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 502 +0.8%	6.82	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (33.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 77.03 +0.2%	0.11	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 266 +0.8%	9.16	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 912 -1.4%	2.49	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 72.09 +0.1%	N/A	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (38.7% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 176.65 -0.2%	98.14	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (43.7% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 201.28 -0.4%	4.13	£1.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (85.6% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 849.42 +1.8%	13.40	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,199 (41.2% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 535 -0.3%	18.38	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 392 +1.3%	47.86	£1.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 701.22 +0.0%	23.69	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-22.0% Downside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 305.50 -1.3%	8.73	£1.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (77.6% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,844 +1.7%	120.00	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-2.2% Downside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 197.73 +1.7%	70.62	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (46.8% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 777 +1.2%	10.57	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (54.4% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 150.40 +0.7%	12.97	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (17.7% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,172 +0.3%	5.11	£1.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 97.45 +1.4%	6.56	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (27.0% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 79.23 +0.5%	13.50	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (57.8% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 609.89 -0.1%	5.21	£1.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (10.7% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,758 +1.7%	22.35	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (0.4% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,020 -0.5%	15.18	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 166.50 -2.3%	3.14	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 240.50 +2.1%	7.86	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (101.7% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 527 +2.8%	42.85	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619.40 (17.5% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 428.64 +1.1%	9.38	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,114 +2.0%	29.77	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (52.2% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 632 +2.8%	12.49	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (18.8% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 424 +1.3%	3.88	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 740.86 +2.2%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (7.8% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 738.50 +0.8%	8.21	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (40.8% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 536.50 +2.7%	N/A	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (26.5% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 146 +0.1%	7.21	£1.35 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
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 220 +6.8%	N/A	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-4.5% Downside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,750 +0.7%	15.54	£1.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (25.6% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 197.50 -1.2%	11.94	£1.28 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-24.1% Downside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 115.59 +0.9%	17.12	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (43.0% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 349.50 +1.5%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 276 +0.5%	2.45	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 112.09 +0.5%	N/A	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 311.39 +0.9%	8.17	£1.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 390.11 (25.3% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 162.60 -2.2%	N/A	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (342.5% Upside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 455 +0.1%	19.70	£1.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 350 (-23.1% Downside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,586 +0.5%	13.45	£1.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 3,963.55 +1.5%	0.88	£1.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DWL Dowlais Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 93.85	N/A	£1.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 77.33 (-17.6% Downside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,199.44 +0.0%	N/A	£1.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 6/10/2026)

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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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