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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 13,820.00 +0.9%	2.56	GEL595.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,520.11 +0.8%	10.86	£260.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,394.25 (-8.3% Downside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,571 -0.2%	7.90	£204.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (5.7% Upside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£124.28 +2.4%	18.60	£192.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	£150 (20.7% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,245 +2.2%	16.80	£164.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,116.67 (-4.0% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,106 +1.5%	10.53	£160.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,440.60 +1.4%	52.51	£123.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,690.33 (17.3% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,327 +1.7%	9.93	£119.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (5.2% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 566.80 -2.3%	42.34	£110.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 580 (2.3% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,663.69 +0.5%	11.00	£100.42 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,753.33 (1.9% 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 4,186.97 -0.1%	14.40	£90.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,858.33 (16.0% Upside)
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,900 +1.8%	16.13	£76.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 2,064.38 (8.7% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 570.91 +0.0%	12.69	£67.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (15.6% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 112.20 +0.9%	14.03	£64.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.60 (2.1% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 478.09 +0.6%	9.90	£64.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 578.33 (21.0% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,029 +1.1%	34.81	£62.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,275 (12.1% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 712.80 +1.5%	9.55	£56.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 766.88 (7.6% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,134 +2.2%	18.63	£55.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (14.6% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	£113.92 +2.2%	25.27	£51.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (2.7% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,320.75 +1.5%	10.98	£50.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,306 (-0.6% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,570 +1.1%	20.59	£44.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (62.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 3,970.49 +1.5%	N/A	£42.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (-1.2% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,262 +1.4%	29.71	£39.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (46.3% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,702 +3.0%	22.06	£36.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,843.75 (3.8% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,626 +0.2%	20.87	£36.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,033.86 (25.1% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 7,600 -1.3%	17.12	£33.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,725 (14.8% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,028 -0.6%	11.38	£31.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,178.86 (22.9% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 156.80 -0.8%	N/A	£31.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 131.75 +0.3%	N/A	£30.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-13.0% Downside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,487 +3.6%	23.60	£30.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,622 (5.4% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 481.30 +1.1%	17.76	£29.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 481.25 (0.0% Downside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 339.70 0.0%	18.77	£29.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 387.80 (14.2% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,715 +1.8%	5.04	£27.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (32.7% 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 2,800.93 +0.6%	17.14	£24.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (45.9% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 993.80 +1.3%	6.99	£24.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,453 (46.2% Upside)
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	Industrials	GBX 5,516 +2.3%	17.51	£22.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,800 (5.1% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 3,004 +3.1%	9.71	£22.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (16.2% 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 1,000 +0.2%	10.36	£20.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 208.36 +1.2%	19.29	£20.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 714.60 +0.4%	14.73	£19.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 739.75 (3.5% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,496 +0.2%	11.74	£18.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (37.6% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 423.73 +1.3%	6.60	£18.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (20.4% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 6,645 +2.6%	0.48	£17.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (12.1% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£148.49 +2.0%	19.92	£16.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (3.4% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,610 +0.6%	17.80	£16.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,320.60 (15.4% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 300.57 0.0%	8.39	£16.30 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-7.9% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,519 +2.8%	5.52	£16.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,528 +2.0%	35.94	£13.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£6,003.71 (16,917.3% 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 356.60 +3.0%	19.17	£12.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (26.2% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,843 +0.2%	13.83	£12.87 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,800.71 (-2.3% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 942.40 +0.0%	23.15	£12.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.13 (121.3% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 259.80 -0.8%	10.78	£11.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,755 (575.5% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,894 +0.8%	17.83	£11.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 3,813.60 (-2.1% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,042 +0.4%	37.52	£11.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,293.33 (24.1% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,674 +3.6%	13.75	£11.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (4.8% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 897.54 +1.2%	52.49	£11.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (26.5% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,330 +2.2%	52.06	£9.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (1.0% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 951.50 +0.9%	N/A	£9.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 968 (1.7% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,362 +2.2%	73.52	£9.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (4.2% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,034 +2.2%	26.04	£9.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (5.8% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,076 +2.3%	24.99	£9.29 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (142.1% 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	£9.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.8% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,869.00 +1.5%	N/A	$9.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,840 -0.7%	28.47	£8.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-3.3% Downside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 869.60 +0.6%	17.96	£8.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,192 (37.1% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,638 +1.5%	17.47	£8.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,407.14 (142.9% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 328.84 +0.3%	17.44	£8.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (38.6% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 341 +1.3%	N/A	£8.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (98.8% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,305 +0.1%	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 364.96 -1.7%	29.67	£7.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 432.50 (18.5% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 339.50 +1.3%	20.09	£7.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 355.17 (4.6% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,550 -0.3%	33.20	£7.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (12.8% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,084 +1.2%	22.73	£7.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (2.8% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 657 +2.1%	1.99	£7.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,203.50 +1.3%	24.07	£7.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,278.33 (6.2% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,676 +1.4%	26.29	£6.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (27.4% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 152.50 +0.1%	10.10	£6.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (41.9% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 342.40 +1.1%	4.52	£6.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,666 -1.9%	N/A	£6.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,937 +2.3%	10.23	£6.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (-5.1% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,210.50 +2.3%	N/A	£6.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 485.90 +1.4%	37.96	£6.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (45.8% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£177.60 +0.2%	28.53	£5.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (12.2% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,380 +1.8%	36.98	£5.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,675 (5.5% Upside)
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STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,113 +2.6%	10.44	£5.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (54.7% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,908 +1.9%	11.64	£5.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (31.5% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,390 +0.9%	452.55	£5.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,215.43 (-2.7% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$10.30 -1.9%	N/A	C$5.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,953.83 +1.4%	25.91	£5.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (17.3% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,364 +1.3%	8.60	£5.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 309.40 +2.9%	22.42	£5.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (-0.9% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 668	12.35	£4.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 646.43 (-3.2% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,017.50 -0.4%	24.64	£4.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (318.3% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 816 -2.7%	16.32	£4.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 782.50 (-4.1% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 638.28 +0.4%	13.91	£4.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (0.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 285.79 +0.9%	18.20	£4.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (-16.0% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,202.79 +1.7%	56.29	£4.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,490 (9.0% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 148.90 +0.7%	14.22	£4.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198.88 (33.6% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 242.80 +1.5%	11.62	£4.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-6.7% Downside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 313.26 +1.4%	21.02	£4.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 373.10 (19.1% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,315 -0.1%	12.51	£4.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (1.7% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 273.60 +0.1%	17.10	£4.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (13.7% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 908 +1.8%	17.39	£4.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,051.67 (15.8% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Healthcare	GBX 217.53 +0.6%	35.09	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 305.44 (40.4% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 180.37 +0.3%	13.87	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (26.0% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,870 +4.2%	N/A	£4.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,316.67 (23.9% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 388.80 +2.0%	N/A	£4.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 428.75 (10.3% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 664.29 +0.7%	8.86	£4.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 406.76 +1.0%	8.98	£4.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (9.8% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 761.50 +0.3%	15.60	£4.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (32.6% Upside)
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
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 76.24 -0.6%	762.40	£3.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 191.89 (151.7% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 484.60 -0.2%	32.74	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-10.5% Downside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,342 +0.0%	19.13	£3.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,970.56 (26.8% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 573.50 +1.5%	2.37	£3.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 733.67 (27.9% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 1,968 +2.7%	28.07	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,937.50 (-1.5% Downside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 496.80 -0.6%	14.58	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 562.43 (13.2% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,215.75 +2.9%	51.18	£3.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,996.67 (15.0% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,173 +0.9%	12.45	£3.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (118.6% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 336.80 +6.4%	11.99	£3.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (-9.5% Downside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 844.95 +0.8%	N/A	£3.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 937.50 (11.0% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 499.20 -0.4%	17.45	£3.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 595.13 (19.2% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,013.50 +0.4%	171.78	£3.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,281.25 (26.4% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 393 +0.3%	12.28	£3.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 450 (14.5% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 309 (-0.5% Downside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 779.25 +2.1%	8.99	£3.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (11.2% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 729.68 +1.6%	21.15	£3.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-4.6% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,596 +2.0%	9.07	£3.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (30.7% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 599 +0.8%	14.33	£3.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 503.40 +0.7%	N/A	£3.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 992.43 (97.1% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 324.26 +2.6%	N/A	£3.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (356.8% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,527.09 +0.3%	5.09	£3.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 602.50 +3.1%	10.39	£3.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 671 (11.4% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,358.29 -0.2%	10.14	£3.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,721.57 (159.7% Upside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 586 +1.2%	5.14	£3.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,368 +3.6%	N/A	£2.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (-3.6% Downside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 324.76 +0.9%	4.19	£2.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 80.78 +5.9%	11.78	£2.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 99.20 (22.8% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 5,165 +1.5%	1.94	£2.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 818 +1.6%	12.90	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (29.3% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 837 +2.1%	98.47	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (299.4% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 497.60 +1.6%	20.61	£2.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (234.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,120 +1.0%	17.64	£2.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (16.7% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 302.80 +5.9%	100.93	£2.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (28.8% 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 1,423 -0.4%	6.83	£2.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,616.57 (13.6% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 64.80	0.34	£2.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 69.60 -0.2%	11.41	£2.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (20.0% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 139.44 -0.5%	6.70	£2.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.60 (33.8% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 125.37 +3.7%	10.48	£2.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (24.4% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 257.73 +1.8%	N/A	£2.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (35.8% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 260.80 +1.0%	17.42	£2.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 301.75 (15.7% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 140.20 +1.6%	9.82	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 134.40 +0.3%	9.74	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,508 +0.7%	8.99	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (18.8% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 183.72 +0.4%	21.61	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (14.8% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 557.80 -0.1%	25.71	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.5% Downside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 244.10 +3.9%	14.98	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-15.5% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 113.60 +0.3%	277.07	£2.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,614 +1.0%	4.38	£2.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.90 +0.8%	15.65	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 115.20 (22.7% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 473.60 -2.5%	N/A	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 613.75 (29.6% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.88 +0.0%	N/A	£2.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,108 +0.8%	16.02	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,522.33 (19.7% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 717.81 +1.7%	2.07	£2.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 326.60 -0.7%	12.96	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (10.9% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 589 +0.6%	19.42	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (114.8% Upside)
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 988.30 +1.3%	10.80	£2.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,831.67 (186.5% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,286.73 +0.5%	7.19	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,910 +1.2%	24.05	£2.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (11.4% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 607 +4.7%	202.33	£2.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-35.7% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 368.97 +0.5%	4.85	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 462 +2.7%	23.94	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,297.14 (180.8% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 208.78 +3.3%	86.99	£2.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (35.7% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,126 +0.8%	14.18	£2.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,907.50 (-7.0% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 421 +0.2%	6.70	£2.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,857 +1.1%	43.43	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,939.13 (4.4% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 212.05 +1.0%	12.40	£2.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-2.9% Downside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 347.30 +0.4%	8.62	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 378.57 (9.0% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,218 +0.8%	5.54	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,150 +0.2%	10.84	£1.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (39.8% Upside)
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GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 246.20 -1.4%	87.93	£1.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (22.5% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 380.57 +0.7%	14.92	£1.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 227.40 +7.0%	N/A	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (31.9% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 418.50 +3.6%	19.47	£1.90 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 1,002 +2.8%	2.74	£1.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 686 +1.5%	24.95	£1.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-32.6% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,796 +2.6%	13.93	£1.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,900 (5.8% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 78.52 +1.1%	N/A	£1.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 207 +6.7%	103.50	£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 79.27 +0.0%	0.10	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 517.46 -0.3%	6.94	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 665.80 (28.7% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 277 +1.5%	9.54	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,020.40 -0.7%	22.18	£1.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (28.3% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 178.40 +1.4%	198.22	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (51.2% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 545 +0.2%	16.78	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 194.37 +1.0%	12.54	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (24.5% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,240 +1.1%	5.47	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,616.13 +0.8%	14.39	£1.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (13.6% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 835 +0.5%	13.17	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (42.1% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 274.34 +1.4%	8.97	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (103.7% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 960.50 +0.8%	28.59	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 881.33 (-8.2% Downside)
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 165.01 +2.3%	N/A	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (20.4% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 308.33 +0.4%	8.11	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (68.6% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 643.69 +0.9%	4.99	£1.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (3.2% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,050 +2.6%	20.17	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,031.25 (-0.4% Downside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 768.89 +1.9%	10.46	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 1,111.11 (44.5% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 661.50 +1.1%	15.53	£1.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 696.67 (5.3% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 468 +0.9%	4.28	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSG Resolute Mining	Materials	GBX 71 +1.4%	7.85	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240.25 (238.4% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 148 -1.3%	10.21	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (20.6% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 983.80 +4.3%	13.95	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (3.8% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,752.89 +0.9%	32.89	£1.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,883.33 (4.7% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 78.50 -0.2%	14.56	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (54.4% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 92.90 +0.8%	6.25	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (33.3% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 233.50 -0.8%	9.23	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (4.9% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 791.74 +0.0%	N/A	£1.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 843.33 (6.5% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 380 +0.5%	35.95	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 537.50 +0.6%	43.70	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637 (18.5% Upside)
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,170 +0.9%	30.56	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (48.2% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,710.76 +2.7%	0.97	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 567 +1.3%	3.12	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (23.8% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 781 -0.6%	8.68	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,062 (36.0% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,216 +2.5%	34.64	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (1.2% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 214 +1.4%	12.94	£1.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 212.50 (-0.7% Downside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 183.80 +0.4%	N/A	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 721.17 (292.4% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 124.60 +0.9%	18.46	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (32.7% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 151 +1.2%	5.01	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 421	9.22	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 380.46 +1.1%	14.25	£1.33 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 1,728 +0.5%	14.92	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 117.69 -0.3%	N/A	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,785 +0.4%	15.73	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,271.67 (17.5% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,502.47 +0.8%	N/A	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 9/17/2026)

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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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