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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 13,361.80 -0.1%	2.60	GEL575.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,520.60 -0.3%	12.57	£260.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,381.75 (-9.1% Downside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,298.50 +0.3%	7.30	£182.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (14.4% Upside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£115.48 -1.4%	17.29	£179.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£152.17 (31.8% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,204 -1.9%	15.92	£162.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£109.63 (242.2% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,098 +0.4%	10.46	£156.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,525 -1.4%	55.59	£130.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,521 (-0.3% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,072 -1.3%	9.58	£115.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (9.0% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 522.40 -0.4%	39.02	£101.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 579 (10.8% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,611.50 -0.4%	10.67	£99.35 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,753.33 (3.1% 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 4,219 -1.1%	14.51	£91.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,858.33 (15.2% Upside)
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,818 -2.1%	15.43	£72.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,048.57 (12.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 517.20 -0.3%	10.71	£69.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 575 (11.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,236 -1.5%	38.36	£69.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,275 (1.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 114.65 -0.6%	14.33	£66.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.20 (-0.4% Downside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 547.70 -2.4%	182.57	£64.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (20.5% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,200.50 +0.3%	19.72	£58.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (8.3% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 703.80 -0.3%	9.43	£56.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 756.88 (7.5% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,211.60 -0.5%	10.46	£48.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,278 (3.0% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,558 +2.7%	20.50	£44.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (63.0% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	GBX 9,640 -1.4%	24.36	£43.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (21.4% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,632 +0.9%	31.04	£42.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (40.0% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 3,836 -2.0%	N/A	£41.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (2.2% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,748.50 -0.2%	16.16	£38.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,029 (16.0% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,566 -5.1%	26.45	£35.16 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,831.25 (7.4% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 7,890 -0.8%	18.52	£34.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.4% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,128 -0.2%	11.61	£32.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,121.71 (19.4% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 161 +4.5%	N/A	£32.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 357.10 -0.2%	19.73	£31.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 399 (11.7% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,403 -1.2%	22.80	£28.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (8.5% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 459.87 -0.2%	16.97	£28.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 483.75 (5.2% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,768 -0.4%	5.14	£27.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (30.1% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 119.65 -0.4%	N/A	£27.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-4.2% Downside)
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 2,939 +4.6%	17.99	£25.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (39.1% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 1,007.50 -1.0%	6.56	£25.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (36.9% 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)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 2,827 -1.6%	15.05	£20.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (23.5% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,614 -1.1%	12.30	£20.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (31.3% Upside)
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 444.85 +0.5%	6.93	£19.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 503 (13.1% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 198.07 +0.5%	18.34	£19.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 918 +0.7%	9.51	£19.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 713.60 +1.4%	14.71	£19.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 731 (2.4% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£153.25	20.56	£17.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (0.2% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 6,431.76 -0.2%	0.47	£16.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (15.8% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,608 -1.1%	17.79	£16.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,315.60 (15.4% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 300.10 +0.3%	30.81	£16.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-7.7% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,448.97 0.0%	5.26	£15.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,048.67 -0.8%	15.37	£14.33 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-12.7% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,724 -0.5%	37.93	£14.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	£5,339.51 (14,238.1% 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)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 960 -0.8%	23.59	£12.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.63 (117.3% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,105.50 +1.1%	39.80	£12.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,172.56 (6.1% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 326.79 +0.2%	17.57	£11.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (37.7% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,914 +0.5%	16.19	£11.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 3,569.67 (-8.8% Downside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 927.80 +0.7%	54.26	£11.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (22.3% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 247.80 -2.8%	35.40	£11.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,750 (606.2% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,415 +0.7%	52.66	£9.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-5.0% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,034 -1.8%	11.86	£9.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (21.5% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,423 -0.5%	76.81	£9.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,435.71 (0.9% Upside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 957.40 +2.0%	19.77	£9.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,197.25 (25.1% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,049.74 +3.4%	26.44	£9.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (4.2% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,084 -0.6%	25.05	£9.31 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 6,867.14 (122.7% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 922 +0.2%	N/A	£9.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 968 (5.0% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$54,448.00 +1.2%	N/A	$9.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Finance	GBX 583 -0.2%	13.40	£9.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.2% Downside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,840	28.47	£8.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-3.3% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 354.90 +1.0%	19.14	£8.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (28.4% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,752 +0.2%	19.53	£8.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 5,962.50 (116.7% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 355.90 +0.7%	28.93	£8.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (90.5% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 386.04 -1.2%	31.39	£7.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 422.50 (9.4% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,595 -0.7%	33.79	£7.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (10.9% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,293 +0.0%	8.93	£7.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.9% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 681.75 -0.5%	2.06	£7.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 343.30 -0.5%	20.31	£7.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 355.17 (3.5% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,060 -0.9%	22.55	£7.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (3.6% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,206 +1.1%	24.12	£7.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,283.33 (6.4% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$13.75	N/A	C$7.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 154.20 -0.5%	10.21	£6.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (40.3% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,652 -0.4%	26.05	£6.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (28.5% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,932 +1.7%	2.79	£6.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 343.78 -0.3%	4.54	£6.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£190.90 +0.1%	30.67	£6.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (4.4% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 493.30 +0.2%	38.54	£6.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 706.67 (43.3% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,188.50 -0.4%	11.15	£6.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (44.9% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 2,070 +1.2%	12.63	£6.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (21.2% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,199.50 +1.5%	29.04	£5.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (254.8% Upside)
The world’s least risky AI stock? (Ad) Whitney Tilson, senior editor at Stansberry Research, has identified a company he calls the world's safest AI stock, one most investors have never heard of. The firm sits at the intersection of AI, energy, and defense, and one of America's most famous investors reportedly put roughly half his fund into it. In recent years it has returned more than Apple, Amazon, and the S&P 500 combined. Tilson has released a free presentation naming the company and its ticker symbol, no payment or email required. Watch the free presentation to get the ticker symbol now
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,071 +0.1%	N/A	£5.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,798 +0.7%	10.27	£5.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (2.2% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,365 -0.1%	450.78	£5.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,215.43 (-2.3% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 327.90 +0.1%	23.76	£5.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (-6.5% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 712 +0.4%	15.51	£5.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-9.9% Downside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,030 +1.9%	34.57	£5.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (-4.1% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,100 -0.5%	32.10	£5.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (14.9% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,385.68 -0.3%	8.73	£5.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 673.83 +0.1%	12.46	£5.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 630 (-6.5% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 93.40 +2.0%	934.00	£4.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 233 (149.5% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 329.30 +0.2%	22.10	£4.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 390.55 (18.6% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,265 -0.6%	57.38	£4.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,390 (3.8% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 194	14.92	£4.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (17.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Healthcare	GBX 231.60 -0.1%	26.93	£4.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (32.1% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 825.50 +0.4%	16.92	£4.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (22.3% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 438.16 +0.2%	9.67	£4.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (1.9% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,349 +1.3%	12.84	£4.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (-0.8% Downside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 915.25 -0.8%	17.60	£4.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,051.67 (14.9% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 242.80 -0.2%	11.62	£4.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-6.7% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 160.01 -0.4%	11.12	£4.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198.25 (23.9% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 401.52 +1.2%	N/A	£4.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 412.50 (2.7% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 636 -1.2%	3.59	£4.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (18.8% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 679 -0.1%	9.05	£4.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (-2.8% Downside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 537.20 +2.2%	15.77	£4.21 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 549.50 (2.3% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,507 +0.1%	20.48	£4.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (160.2% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 2,030 +1.1%	28.96	£3.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 1,974.44 (-2.7% Downside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 241.10 +1.6%	N/A	£3.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-6.0% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 484.20 +0.1%	35.34	£3.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-10.5% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,097 -0.1%	185.93	£3.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,316.67 (20.0% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 246.38 +1.0%	N/A	£3.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (26.2% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 876.20 -0.5%	N/A	£3.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 937.50 (7.0% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,191.50 -0.3%	13.51	£3.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (115.2% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,205 -0.7%	51.08	£3.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,812.50 (-7.5% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 506 +3.1%	17.69	£3.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 595.13 (17.6% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,184 -0.3%	N/A	£3.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (4.5% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 610 +0.8%	20.33	£3.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,670 (501.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 562.20 +3.0%	N/A	£3.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 994 (76.8% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 311.60 -0.6%	11.09	£3.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (-2.2% Downside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 818 +0.1%	9.43	£3.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (5.9% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 381.50 -0.7%	11.92	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (18.0% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 634.62 +0.1%	15.18	£3.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,532 +0.9%	N/A	£3.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,333.33 (52.3% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 348.45 -0.4%	N/A	£3.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (325.1% 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 729.25 0.0%	21.14	£3.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-4.5% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,642 -0.1%	9.07	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,060 (25.5% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 309 (-0.5% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,634 -0.3%	10.98	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (127.1% Upside)
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RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,618.28 -0.3%	8.01	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 86.68 +1.8%	12.65	£3.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 99.20 (14.4% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 560 -0.5%	23.19	£3.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (197.0% Upside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 588.42 -0.3%	5.16	£3.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 339.20 +0.5%	113.07	£2.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (15.0% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 319.50 -0.5%	4.12	£2.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,596.92 +0.8%	7.67	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (2.6% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 821.50 +0.3%	12.96	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (28.7% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,190 -0.8%	17.88	£2.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (15.1% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 150.20 -0.2%	7.22	£2.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.60 (24.2% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 530	N/A	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 613.75 (15.8% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 208	34.10	£2.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-7.6% Downside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 4,856 +0.3%	1.88	£2.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 272.40 -0.2%	19.36	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 301.75 (10.8% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 196 -1.3%	22.79	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (7.6% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 266.80 -0.2%	N/A	£2.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (31.2% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 70.60 -1.5%	11.57	£2.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 85 (20.4% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,766 +1.4%	9.94	£2.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (10.6% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 137.80	9.99	£2.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 498.40 -2.1%	12.78	£2.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 560 (12.4% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,642 +0.1%	4.46	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 139.44 -0.5%	9.76	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 95.75 +0.8%	15.96	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (19.3% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.06 -0.3%	N/A	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,182 -0.8%	16.58	£2.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,522.33 (15.6% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 553.35 0.0%	25.50	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-6.7% Downside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 619 +1.1%	20.41	£2.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (104.4% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 737.08 -0.1%	2.12	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 719.50 -0.8%	84.65	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (364.7% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,465.25 -0.3%	7.58	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 1,039.60 0.0%	11.36	£2.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (171.7% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 654.50 +3.1%	130.90	£2.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-40.4% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 59.88 +0.5%	0.32	£2.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 110 -0.5%	268.29	£2.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 327 +1.1%	13.51	£2.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (10.8% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 234.60 -0.4%	14.39	£2.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-12.1% Downside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,092 +0.2%	14.58	£2.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-6.5% Downside)
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,337 -0.1%	2,430.91	£2.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,112.50 (-16.8% Downside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,880 -1.7%	28.35	£2.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,098.33 (7.6% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 382.40 -0.5%	9.49	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 382.14 (-0.1% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 369.06 -0.3%	6.29	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 464.40 -0.7%	24.06	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,417.50 (205.2% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 442.15 -0.4%	7.04	£2.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 218.60 +0.1%	12.78	£2.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-5.8% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 105.30 -1.6%	8.80	£2.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (48.1% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,538 +0.0%	11.85	£2.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (27.8% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 207.20	86.33	£2.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (36.7% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,086 -1.0%	15.53	£2.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,907.50 (-5.8% Downside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 251.80 -2.2%	N/A	£2.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (19.1% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 263 -0.2%	93.93	£2.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (14.6% Upside)
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JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,250.60 -0.3%	27.06	£2.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 397.60 +0.2%	15.59	£2.03 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
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 422.16 +3.5%	19.64	£1.91 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 705 +0.9%	25.64	£1.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-45.0% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,845.48 0.0%	14.32	£1.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,881.43 (1.9% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 286.68 -0.3%	9.88	£1.81 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
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 880 +0.2%	11.97	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (33.8% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 904 +0.1%	14.26	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (31.3% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 947.40 -1.7%	2.59	£1.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 74.86 -0.6%	N/A	£1.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,698 -0.2%	15.12	£1.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (8.2% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 334.50 +1.1%	9.56	£1.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (55.5% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 503 +0.7%	6.83	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (32.8% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 633.50 +2.2%	51.50	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637 (0.6% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 285 +0.7%	9.31	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (96.1% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 550 -0.2%	16.93	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 179.60 -1.6%	99.78	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (50.2% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 75.55 +4.2%	0.09	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,260 -0.2%	5.56	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 725 -1.4%	17.02	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 596.67 (-17.7% Downside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 160.10	11.04	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (11.5% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 191.50 -1.6%	12.35	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (26.4% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 214.40	N/A	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 721.17 (236.4% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,926 -0.8%	34.96	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-4.9% Downside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 83.80 -0.5%	15.55	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (44.6% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 182.50 -3.9%	91.25	£1.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 402.50 -0.4%	49.15	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,130 +3.9%	22.92	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,292.50 (14.4% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 911 +0.1%	27.11	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 875.83 (-3.9% Downside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,025 +0.3%	20.07	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,031.25 (0.1% 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)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 474.50 +0.2%	4.34	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 96.65 -0.6%	6.50	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (28.1% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 826.50 +1.3%	9.18	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,048 (26.8% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£197.20 -0.2%	37.35	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,244 -0.4%	31.61	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (43.3% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 225.80 +0.2%	13.65	£1.47 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-31.4% Downside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 131.96 -0.3%	19.55	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (25.3% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 360.40	9.46	£1.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (7.7% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 594.50 +0.5%	4.61	£1.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (11.7% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 3,030.31 -0.6%	17.12	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,271.67 (8.0% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 153.67 -0.5%	5.10	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TPK Travis Perkins	Industrials	GBX 663 +1.1%	N/A	£1.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 627.17 (-5.4% Downside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 556.50 -1.5%	3.06	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (26.1% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 387.03 -1.1%	14.50	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 750 +2.0%	N/A	£1.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (6.4% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 222.50 -0.4%	10.55	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (10.1% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 426 +0.1%	9.33	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 626.50 +0.2%	21.09	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 734 (17.2% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 889.50 -3.5%	15.94	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (14.8% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,435	0.98	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,738.87 +0.0%	15.02	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FAN Volution Group	Industrials	GBX 677 -0.1%	26.45	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 758.75 (12.1% Upside)
FOUR 4imprint Group	Communication Services	GBX 4,772 -0.3%	11.83	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,621.33 (-3.2% Downside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 118.91 +0.4%	N/A	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 8/14/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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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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