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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 13,640.00 -1.3%	2.52	GEL587.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,512.60 -1.6%	10.80	£263.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,394.25 (-7.8% Downside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,539 -0.9%	7.83	£204.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (6.7% Upside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£125 +0.6%	18.71	£192.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	£150 (20.0% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,200 -1.4%	16.56	£162.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,116.67 (-2.6% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,074 -2.9%	10.23	£161.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,450 -2.0%	52.86	£124.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,690.33 (16.6% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,218 -1.5%	9.78	£119.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (6.8% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 558.70 -0.9%	41.73	£108.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 580 (3.8% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,621 -0.2%	10.90	£99.75 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,753.33 (2.9% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,196 +0.3%	14.43	£90.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,858.33 (15.8% Upside)
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,877.50 -1.2%	15.94	£76.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 2,064.38 (10.0% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 557.21 -4.0%	12.38	£68.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (18.4% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 108.95 -2.9%	13.62	£64.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.60 (5.2% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 461.98 -3.5%	9.56	£64.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 578.33 (25.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,025 -0.9%	34.74	£62.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,275 (12.3% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 699.40 -1.9%	9.38	£56.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 766.88 (9.6% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,148 -0.8%	18.86	£56.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (13.2% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	£112.16 -0.7%	24.88	£51.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (4.3% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,280 -2.5%	10.79	£50.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,306 (1.1% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,499 -2.8%	20.02	£44.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (66.9% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 3,955 -2.4%	N/A	£43.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (-0.8% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,246 -0.2%	29.65	£39.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (46.5% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,657 -1.2%	21.79	£36.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,843.75 (5.1% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,613.68 -0.8%	20.71	£36.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,033.86 (26.0% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 7,495 -1.4%	16.88	£33.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,725 (16.4% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,983.10 -0.5%	11.28	£31.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,178.86 (24.0% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 126.15 -4.3%	N/A	£30.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-9.2% Downside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 151.07 -2.5%	N/A	£30.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,432 -2.2%	23.07	£30.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,622 (7.8% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 476.20 -1.1%	17.57	£29.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 481.25 (1.1% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 340.70 +0.3%	18.82	£29.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 387.80 (13.8% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,664 -1.9%	4.95	£27.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (35.2% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,727 -2.6%	16.69	£24.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (49.9% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 970 -2.4%	6.82	£24.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,453 (49.8% Upside)
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	Industrials	GBX 5,422 -1.7%	17.21	£22.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,800 (7.0% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 3,035 +1.0%	9.81	£22.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (15.0% 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)
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AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 998 -0.2%	10.34	£21.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 196.85 -5.5%	18.23	£20.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 712.40 -1.9%	14.68	£19.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 739.75 (3.8% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,491.35 -0.2%	11.72	£18.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (37.8% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 419.30 -0.8%	6.53	£18.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (21.6% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 6,510 -2.7%	0.47	£17.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (14.4% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£142.10 -4.8%	19.06	£17.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (8.1% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,248 -7.9%	16.40	£16.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,320.60 (25.2% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 293.50 -2.7%	8.19	£16.31 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-5.7% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,513.50 -0.4%	5.50	£16.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,490 -1.1%	35.55	£13.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£6,003.71 (17,102.6% 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)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 322.22 -9.6%	17.32	£12.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (39.7% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,806 -2.0%	13.55	£12.87 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,800.71 (-0.3% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 936.80 -0.6%	23.02	£12.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.13 (122.6% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,818 -2.0%	17.48	£11.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 3,813.60 (-0.1% Downside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 261 +0.5%	10.83	£11.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,755 (572.4% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,647 -0.6%	13.67	£11.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (5.4% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,027.50 -0.8%	36.99	£11.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,293.33 (25.9% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 874.60 -2.1%	51.15	£11.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (29.8% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,320 -0.1%	51.99	£9.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (1.1% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 931.50 -2.1%	N/A	£9.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 968 (3.9% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,375 -1.2%	74.22	£9.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (3.2% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,008.50 -2.5%	25.40	£9.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (8.5% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,054 -0.7%	24.81	£9.29 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (143.9% 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 587 -0.1%	13.49	£9.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.8% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,834.00 -0.1%	N/A	$9.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,865 +0.4%	28.60	£8.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-3.7% Downside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 859 -2.1%	17.74	£8.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,192 (38.8% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,614 -0.9%	17.31	£8.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,407.14 (145.1% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 319.30 -2.1%	16.93	£8.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (42.7% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 332.18 -2.6%	N/A	£8.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (104.1% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,305	11.91	£7.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-17.7% Downside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 355.30 -2.7%	28.89	£7.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 432.50 (21.7% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 334.90 -1.4%	19.82	£7.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 355.17 (6.1% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 659.87 +0.4%	2.00	£7.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,094 +0.5%	22.80	£7.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (2.5% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,537 -0.5%	33.03	£7.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (13.4% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,178.50 -2.1%	23.57	£7.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,278.33 (8.5% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,620 -2.1%	25.74	£6.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (30.1% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 147.05 -3.6%	9.74	£6.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (47.1% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 339.26 -0.9%	4.48	£6.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,662 -0.1%	N/A	£6.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,924 -0.7%	10.16	£6.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (-4.5% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,173 -1.2%	N/A	£6.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 480 -1.2%	37.50	£6.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (47.6% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£176.60 -0.6%	28.37	£5.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (12.8% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,390.78 +0.2%	37.05	£5.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,675 (5.3% Upside)
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ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,860 -2.5%	11.35	£5.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (34.9% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,096.50 -1.5%	10.29	£5.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (57.0% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,419.17 +0.5%	454.62	£5.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,215.43 (-3.2% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,905 -0.9%	25.73	£5.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (18.1% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 301.80 -2.5%	21.87	£5.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (1.6% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,350 -1.0%	8.51	£5.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 986 -3.1%	23.87	£4.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (331.6% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 667.40 -0.1%	12.34	£4.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 646.43 (-3.1% Downside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 830 +1.7%	16.60	£4.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 782.50 (-5.7% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 626.48 -1.7%	13.65	£4.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (2.4% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 296.20 +4.1%	18.87	£4.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (-19.0% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,163 -1.4%	55.59	£4.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,490 (10.3% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 178.01 -1.4%	13.69	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (27.6% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 146.01 -1.9%	13.95	£4.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198.88 (36.2% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 238.65 -1.7%	11.42	£4.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-5.1% Downside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 305.70 -2.7%	20.52	£4.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 373.10 (22.0% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,343 +2.1%	12.78	£4.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (-0.4% Downside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 917.50 +1.0%	17.58	£4.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,051.67 (14.6% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 278.96 +2.8%	17.44	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (11.5% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,760 -5.9%	N/A	£4.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,316.67 (31.6% Upside)
CTEC Convatec Group	Healthcare	GBX 214 -2.1%	34.52	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 305.44 (42.7% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 384.40 -1.1%	N/A	£4.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 428.75 (11.5% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 397.80 -2.3%	8.78	£4.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (12.2% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 758.16 -0.4%	15.54	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (33.1% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 639.50 -3.3%	8.53	£4.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 484.60	32.74	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-10.5% Downside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,310 -1.4%	18.87	£3.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,970.56 (28.6% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 1,895 -3.7%	27.03	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,937.50 (2.2% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 488.20 -1.7%	14.33	£3.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 562.43 (15.2% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 73.72 -3.4%	737.20	£3.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 191.89 (160.3% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,151.50 -1.8%	12.22	£3.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (122.7% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,190 +0.4%	50.93	£3.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,996.67 (15.5% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 578 +0.8%	2.39	£3.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 733.67 (26.9% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 336.75 0.0%	11.98	£3.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (-9.5% Downside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 832.60 -2.5%	N/A	£3.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 937.50 (12.6% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 996 -1.7%	168.81	£3.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,281.25 (28.6% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 489.36 -1.5%	17.11	£3.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 595.13 (21.6% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 393.50 +0.1%	12.30	£3.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 450 (14.4% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 735 -0.5%	21.30	£3.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-5.3% Downside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 309 (-0.5% Downside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 786.40 +0.9%	9.07	£3.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (10.2% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,600 +0.3%	9.09	£3.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (30.4% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 594.50 -0.8%	14.22	£3.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 321.91 -2.2%	N/A	£3.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (360.1% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 476.70 -5.2%	N/A	£3.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 992.43 (108.2% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,525	5.08	£3.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 596 -1.1%	10.28	£3.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 671 (12.6% Upside)
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BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,297.17 -1.9%	9.96	£3.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,721.57 (164.5% Upside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 579 -1.2%	5.08	£3.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,292 -3.2%	N/A	£2.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (-0.4% Downside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 79.28 -2.1%	11.57	£2.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 99.20 (25.1% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 5,159.79 -0.1%	1.94	£2.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 823 -1.7%	96.82	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (306.2% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 803 -1.8%	12.67	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (31.7% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 325.57 -0.1%	4.20	£2.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 497.80 +0.6%	20.61	£2.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (234.2% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,060 -1.2%	17.44	£2.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (18.1% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 301.80 -0.3%	100.60	£2.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (29.2% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 128.97 +1.5%	10.78	£2.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (21.0% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 210.60	34.52	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 201.25 (-4.4% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,400.53 -1.6%	6.73	£2.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,616.57 (15.4% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 63.60 -1.9%	0.34	£2.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 68.95 -0.9%	11.30	£2.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (21.1% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 137.60 -0.9%	6.62	£2.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.60 (35.6% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 258.40 -0.9%	17.26	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 301.75 (16.8% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 259.60 +1.6%	N/A	£2.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (34.8% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 139.80 -0.3%	9.79	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 135.40 +0.7%	9.81	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,534 +0.7%	9.06	£2.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (17.9% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 181.90 -1.5%	21.40	£2.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (15.9% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 237.40 -3.5%	14.56	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-13.1% Downside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 558	25.71	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.5% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 114.70 +1.0%	279.76	£2.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,611.97 -0.1%	4.37	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.05 -0.9%	15.51	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 115.20 (23.8% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 471.20 -0.5%	N/A	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 613.75 (30.3% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.92 +0.7%	N/A	£2.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 639.50 +8.4%	213.17	£2.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-39.0% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,048 -2.8%	15.56	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,522.33 (23.2% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 720.14 -0.1%	2.07	£2.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 326.96 +0.1%	12.97	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (10.8% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 592.50 +0.6%	19.54	£2.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (113.5% 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 3,277.05 -0.2%	7.17	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,973.83 +2.2%	24.57	£2.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (9.0% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 364.50 -1.1%	4.79	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 451.20 -2.5%	23.38	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,297.14 (187.5% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 206.40 -1.0%	86.00	£2.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (37.3% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,118 -0.3%	14.14	£2.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,907.50 (-6.8% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 416.58 -1.0%	6.63	£2.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 346 -1.3%	8.59	£2.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 378.57 (9.4% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 209.60 -1.7%	12.26	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-1.7% Downside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,820.20 -2.0%	42.57	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,889 (3.8% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,214 -0.3%	5.52	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,210 +1.4%	11.00	£1.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (37.8% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 245.31 -0.4%	87.61	£1.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (22.9% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 379.50 -0.5%	14.88	£1.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 233.91 +2.9%	N/A	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (28.3% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 407.15 -2.7%	18.95	£1.90 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 987 -1.5%	2.70	£1.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 687.11 +0.2%	24.99	£1.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-32.7% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,792 -0.2%	13.90	£1.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,900 (6.0% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 79.90 +2.0%	N/A	£1.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 212 +2.4%	106.00	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ALPH Alpha Group International	Finance	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 78.77 -0.3%	0.10	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 510.85 -1.3%	6.85	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 665.80 (30.3% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 275.99 -0.4%	9.51	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,006 -1.0%	21.87	£1.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (30.2% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 173.10 -3.0%	192.33	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (55.9% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 543 -0.4%	16.72	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 175.10 +2.5%	N/A	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (13.4% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 190.79 -1.2%	12.31	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (26.8% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 954.52 -3.4%	10.43	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,831.67 (196.7% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,220 -1.6%	5.38	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,586 -1.7%	14.12	£1.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (15.8% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 820 -1.8%	12.93	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (44.7% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 272 -0.9%	8.89	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (105.4% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 953 -0.8%	28.36	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 881.33 (-7.5% Downside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 307.85 -1.3%	8.10	£1.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (68.9% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,050 -1.8%	20.17	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,031.25 (-0.4% Downside)
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 640.50 -0.5%	4.97	£1.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (3.7% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 1,005 +0.1%	14.26	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (1.6% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 759.50 -0.4%	10.33	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 1,111.11 (46.3% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 653.50 -1.2%	15.34	£1.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 696.67 (6.6% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 463 -1.1%	4.23	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,780.84 +1.0%	33.22	£1.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,883.33 (3.7% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 143.60 -3.0%	9.90	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (24.3% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 78.22 -0.4%	14.51	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (54.9% Upside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Materials	GBX 71	7.85	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240.25 (238.4% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 803.50 +0.9%	N/A	£1.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 843.33 (5.0% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 91.60 -1.4%	6.16	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (35.2% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 531.50 -1.1%	43.21	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637 (19.8% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 226 -3.2%	8.93	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (8.4% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 375 -1.3%	35.48	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,700 -0.5%	0.97	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 563.50 -0.6%	3.10	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (24.5% Upside)
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,115.29 -0.9%	29.79	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (52.1% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,230 +1.2%	35.04	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (0.1% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 770 -1.4%	8.56	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,062 (37.9% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 215.40 +0.7%	13.02	£1.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 212.50 (-1.3% Downside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 181.40 -1.3%	N/A	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 721.17 (297.6% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 125.50 +0.7%	18.59	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (31.7% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 149.40 -1.1%	4.96	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 421	9.22	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Finance	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,720 -0.5%	14.86	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 380 -0.1%	14.23	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 117.44 -0.2%	N/A	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,750 -1.3%	15.54	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,271.67 (19.0% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,489.50 -0.8%	N/A	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BPCP BioPharma Credit	Finance	GBX 71.96 -0.5%	10.63	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 9/20/2026)

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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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