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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 13,560.00 +1.5%	2.64	GEL584.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,560.42 +1.0%	12.90	£267.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,394.25 (-10.6% Downside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,431.50 -0.3%	7.59	£189.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (10.0% Upside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£121.52 +1.5%	18.19	£188.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£152.17 (25.2% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,361 -3.0%	16.70	£170.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 8,391.67 (149.7% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,104 +1.7%	10.51	£157.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,469 +0.7%	53.55	£125.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,690.33 (15.1% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,594.13 +0.2%	10.29	£123.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (1.5% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 542.50 +0.2%	40.52	£105.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 580 (6.9% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,733 -1.0%	10.96	£101.96 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,753.33 (0.4% 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 4,152.76 +0.6%	14.28	£89.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,858.33 (17.0% Upside)
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,866.50 +0.3%	15.84	£74.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,048.57 (9.8% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 605.80 +1.7%	201.93	£70.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (8.9% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 489.85 +1.3%	10.14	£66.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 576.67 (17.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 112.45 +1.8%	14.06	£65.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.40 (1.7% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,987.50 -1.5%	34.10	£61.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,275 (14.5% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,147.50 -1.4%	18.85	£56.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (13.3% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 697.40 +1.6%	9.35	£55.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 761.88 (9.2% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	£115.39 +4.9%	29.16	£52.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (1.4% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,213.70 +0.4%	10.47	£48.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,278 (2.9% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,675 +3.3%	21.43	£46.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (55.9% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 4,239.92 +2.6%	N/A	£45.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (-7.5% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,906.10 +3.9%	32.02	£43.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (35.7% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,935 +2.2%	29.19	£38.79 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,843.75 (-2.3% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,666.50 -1.6%	15.40	£37.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,029 (21.8% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 8,055 +0.4%	18.91	£35.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (3.3% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,206 -0.4%	11.79	£33.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,178.86 (18.7% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 357.60 -2.3%	19.76	£31.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 399 (11.6% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 156.50 -0.3%	N/A	£31.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 468.30 +0.3%	17.28	£29.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 481.25 (2.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,375 +0.7%	22.53	£28.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,570.86 (8.2% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 122.81 +2.9%	N/A	£28.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-6.7% Downside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,826 +2.5%	5.25	£28.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (27.5% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,991.39 +4.0%	18.31	£26.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (36.6% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 1,020.14 +1.7%	6.65	£25.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,458 (42.9% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 3,162 +2.9%	16.84	£23.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (10.4% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 5,100 (-4.2% Downside)
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 980 +1.9%	10.16	£20.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 203.74 -0.1%	18.87	£20.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	Industrials	GBX 4,834 -3.4%	15.35	£19.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,800 (20.0% Upside)
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 731.40 -0.1%	15.07	£19.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 739.75 (1.1% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,517.83 0.0%	11.84	£19.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (36.4% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 423.10 +0.9%	6.59	£18.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (20.5% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£152.10 +0.2%	20.41	£17.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (1.0% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 6,340 +0.3%	0.46	£16.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (17.5% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,572 -0.2%	17.65	£16.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,315.60 (16.3% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,500 +2.4%	5.45	£16.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 289.65 +0.8%	29.74	£15.82 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-4.4% Downside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,041.09 +0.5%	15.31	£14.28 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,808.57 (-11.4% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,592 +0.7%	36.59	£13.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	£6,002.95 (16,612.0% 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 944.20 +0.1%	23.20	£12.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.13 (120.8% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 350.22 +2.5%	18.83	£12.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (28.5% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 278.20 +2.1%	39.74	£12.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,755 (530.8% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,062.50 -0.7%	38.25	£11.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,310 (23.3% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,866.44 -1.7%	16.00	£11.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,569.67 (-7.7% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,732 +3.6%	13.92	£11.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (3.6% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 891.32 +1.4%	52.12	£11.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (27.3% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,160 +0.4%	50.85	£9.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (3.4% Upside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 969.77 -0.4%	20.02	£9.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,192 (22.9% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,060 +0.5%	26.69	£9.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (3.2% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,362 -2.9%	73.52	£9.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (4.2% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 924.50 +1.8%	N/A	£9.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 968 (4.7% 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 584	13.43	£9.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.4% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,988 +0.1%	24.27	£9.02 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (149.2% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,295.00 +1.0%	N/A	$9.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,845	28.50	£8.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-3.3% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 351.10 -1.2%	18.94	£8.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (29.8% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,672 -1.5%	18.96	£8.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,407.14 (139.8% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 351.20 +2.4%	28.55	£8.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (93.0% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 386.50 +0.5%	31.42	£7.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 432.50 (11.9% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,300.50 +0.2%	8.98	£7.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-17.4% Downside)
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 2,542 +0.2%	33.10	£7.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (13.2% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 336.50 +0.7%	19.91	£7.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 355.17 (5.5% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,197.87 -0.1%	23.96	£7.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,298.33 (8.4% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,030 -0.4%	22.33	£7.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (4.7% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 638.50 +0.9%	1.93	£7.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,666 +0.4%	26.19	£6.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (27.8% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,904 +1.7%	2.77	£6.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 148.14 -1.0%	9.81	£6.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (46.0% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 343.80 +0.6%	4.54	£6.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 490.32 +0.9%	38.31	£6.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (44.5% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£182.39 +0.8%	29.30	£6.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (9.2% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,883 +1.1%	10.76	£6.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (-2.4% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,139 +0.7%	N/A	£6.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$11.50	N/A	C$5.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,160.50 +1.4%	10.89	£5.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (48.4% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,370 +1.0%	36.91	£5.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (-10.1% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,939 +1.2%	11.83	£5.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (29.4% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,335 +0.1%	448.65	£5.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,215.43 (-1.9% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,368 +0.7%	8.62	£5.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,838.53 -0.5%	30.92	£5.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (19.3% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 672.40 -0.1%	12.43	£5.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 646.43 (-3.9% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 659 +0.5%	14.36	£4.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-2.7% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 993 -1.1%	24.04	£4.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (328.6% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 298.55 +0.4%	21.63	£4.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (2.7% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,332 -0.6%	58.56	£4.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,490 (4.7% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,361 +0.4%	12.95	£4.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (-1.7% Downside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 270.36 -5.5%	N/A	£4.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-16.2% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 248.60 +2.2%	11.89	£4.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-8.9% Downside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Healthcare	GBX 227.38 -2.7%	26.44	£4.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (34.6% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 735 +0.5%	24.50	£4.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,670 (399.3% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 184.20 +1.1%	14.17	£4.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (23.3% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 414.60 +0.4%	9.15	£4.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (7.7% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 82 -2.4%	820.00	£4.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 191.89 (134.0% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 629.31 +4.9%	3.55	£4.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 733.67 (16.6% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 302.55 -0.6%	20.31	£4.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 390.55 (29.1% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 769.20 -0.2%	15.76	£4.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (31.2% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 154 +1.4%	10.70	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198.88 (29.1% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 661.94 +0.1%	8.83	£4.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 866 +0.6%	16.65	£4.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,051.67 (21.4% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 381.50 +5.6%	N/A	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 412.50 (8.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 258.99 -0.9%	N/A	£4.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (20.1% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 512.20 +2.3%	15.03	£4.01 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 549.50 (7.3% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 2,040.07 +0.4%	29.10	£4.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 2,018.75 (-1.0% Downside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,374.20 -0.9%	19.40	£3.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,970.56 (25.1% Upside)
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 -0.2%	35.34	£3.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-10.5% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,083.53 +0.7%	183.65	£3.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,281.25 (18.2% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 856.60 +0.1%	N/A	£3.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 937.50 (9.4% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,234.50 -0.3%	N/A	£3.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (2.2% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,146.50 +0.7%	13.00	£3.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (123.7% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 494.09 +1.2%	17.28	£3.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 595.13 (20.4% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,604 +1.1%	N/A	£3.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,333.33 (45.5% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 388 +0.5%	12.13	£3.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 450 (16.0% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 4,894 +0.7%	48.03	£3.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,812.50 (-1.7% Downside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 306.80 +2.2%	10.92	£3.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (-0.7% Downside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 354 +3.5%	N/A	£3.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (318.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 737.45 -0.3%	21.38	£3.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-5.6% Downside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 670.50 +3.6%	17.19	£3.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 671 (0.1% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 791.50 +0.2%	9.13	£3.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (9.5% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 309 (-0.5% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,605 -0.6%	8.87	£3.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (30.0% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 612 +0.1%	14.64	£3.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 517 -0.1%	N/A	£3.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 992.43 (92.0% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,440 +0.6%	10.39	£3.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,721.57 (153.5% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,525 +1.2%	7.72	£3.13 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 587 +0.3%	5.15	£3.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 321.44 -0.3%	4.15	£2.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 843.45 0.0%	13.30	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (25.4% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 81.46 -1.9%	11.88	£2.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 99.20 (21.8% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 5,110 +1.9%	1.98	£2.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,220 -0.8%	17.99	£2.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (14.4% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 136.30 +3.9%	11.40	£2.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (14.5% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 209.93 0.0%	34.41	£2.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 190 (-9.5% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,512.36 +3.8%	7.26	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,645.29 (8.8% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 146.36 +1.7%	7.04	£2.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.60 (27.5% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 483.40 -2.0%	20.02	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (244.1% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 71.30 +1.5%	11.69	£2.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (17.1% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 268.20 +1.7%	N/A	£2.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (30.5% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 301.39 +0.9%	100.46	£2.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (29.4% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 773 -1.3%	90.94	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (332.5% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 494.20 +0.5%	N/A	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 613.75 (24.2% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 257.79 +0.3%	18.32	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 301.75 (17.1% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 186.30 +0.3%	21.66	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (13.2% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 135 +1.0%	9.78	£2.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,644.86 +0.5%	9.62	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (14.3% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,628 +0.7%	4.42	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 138.40 +1.0%	9.69	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 556.50 +0.3%	25.65	£2.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.3% Downside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.90 +0.9%	15.65	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 115.20 (22.7% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.96 +0.2%	N/A	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 332.60 +1.2%	13.74	£2.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (8.9% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 607.50 +2.2%	20.03	£2.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (108.2% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 59.40 +0.7%	0.31	£2.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,087 -0.1%	15.86	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,522.33 (20.9% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 108.70 +0.8%	265.12	£2.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 1,010.20 -0.1%	11.04	£2.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (179.6% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 640 -0.4%	128.00	£2.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-39.1% Downside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,339.22 +0.3%	7.31	£2.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 690.52 -0.4%	1.99	£2.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,893.54 +0.5%	28.48	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (12.0% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 224.36 -1.9%	13.76	£2.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-8.1% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 370	6.30	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 458.98 -0.2%	23.78	£2.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,297.14 (182.6% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,951 -1.0%	13.59	£2.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (0.3% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 432 +0.5%	6.88	£2.13 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 212.20 +1.9%	12.41	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-2.9% Downside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 362 -1.4%	8.98	£2.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 382.14 (5.6% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,026 +0.5%	15.23	£2.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,907.50 (-3.9% Downside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 763 +5.0%	27.75	£2.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-39.4% Downside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 201.39 +2.9%	83.91	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (40.7% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 255.76 -0.5%	91.34	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (17.9% Upside)
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JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,212 +0.8%	26.23	£2.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 391	15.33	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,172 +0.0%	10.90	£1.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (39.0% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 1,038 +2.4%	2.84	£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
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,855 +0.5%	14.39	£1.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,900 (2.4% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 410.50 +1.9%	19.10	£1.86 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 209 +16.4%	104.50	£1.82 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
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 281.50 +0.5%	9.70	£1.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 75.50 +2.0%	N/A	£1.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 514.49 +0.6%	6.99	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 665.80 (29.4% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 210 +2.2%	N/A	£1.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (42.9% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 186.10 +2.6%	103.39	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (45.0% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 865.50 +4.0%	11.78	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,143.89 (32.2% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 77.97 +0.6%	0.10	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 176.40 +3.8%	N/A	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (12.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,662 -0.2%	14.80	£1.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (10.5% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 326.97 +1.5%	9.34	£1.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (59.0% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 196.47 +0.3%	12.68	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (23.2% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 549	16.90	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSG Resolute Mining	Materials	GBX 77.20 +3.2%	12.89	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240.25 (211.2% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 276 -0.2%	9.02	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (102.4% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,230 -0.3%	5.42	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 831 -0.9%	13.11	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (42.8% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 952.50 -0.4%	28.35	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 875.83 (-8.0% Downside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 1,044.90 +1.9%	18.73	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (-2.3% Downside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 152.40 -0.1%	10.51	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (17.1% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,096.23 +0.5%	20.35	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,031.25 (-1.3% Downside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 671 -1.6%	15.75	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 596.67 (-11.1% Downside)
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)
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 628.50 +1.2%	4.87	£1.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (5.7% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 389 -0.5%	47.50	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 245.50 +4.9%	11.64	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (-0.2% Downside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 469.50 +0.4%	4.29	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,289.83 0.0%	32.25	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (40.5% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 821.90 +0.8%	9.13	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,062 (29.2% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 196 +1.1%	N/A	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 721.17 (267.9% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£195.40 +10.3%	37.01	£1.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,694 +0.1%	32.19	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (3.3% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 93.59 +1.2%	6.30	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (32.3% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 77.34 -0.9%	14.35	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (56.7% 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
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 578 +2.4%	3.18	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (21.4% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 528.50 -0.8%	42.97	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637 (20.5% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,240 +2.1%	35.33	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (-0.7% Downside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 767 -1.2%	N/A	£1.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (4.1% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 215.60 +0.7%	13.04	£1.40 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	GBX 140 (-35.1% Downside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 389.11 +0.5%	14.57	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,004.57 -0.3%	20.38	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (30.3% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 150.80 +0.5%	5.00	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 425 +0.4%	9.30	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 122.78 +1.6%	18.19	£1.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (34.7% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,408.98 +1.2%	0.97	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,752 -0.1%	15.13	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 226	N/A	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-7.1% Downside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 119.58 +0.8%	N/A	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 330.20 +0.7%	8.67	£1.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (17.6% Upside)

(Last Updated: 9/3/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?
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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