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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 11,600.00 +0.4%	2.26	GEL500.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,527.08 +1.2%	12.62	£261.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,301.75 (-14.8% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£127.02 +1.7%	19.13	£196.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (20.7% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,292 +1.2%	10.26	£182.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-11.9% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,166 +2.3%	15.73	£160.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£109.63 (246.3% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,026 +0.8%	9.77	£147.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,372.60 +1.1%	50.04	£117.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (5.4% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 6,903 +1.9%	11.35	£112.26 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 7,645.71 (10.8% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 529.30 +1.4%	39.54	£103.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 605 (14.3% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,614 +1.3%	10.68	£99.35 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,837.98 (-16.8% Downside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,615 +0.2%	13.22	£93.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (3.1% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,910.50 +0.9%	13.44	£76.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (6.5% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 526.56 +0.8%	12.13	£71.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (3.5% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 114.85 +1.4%	15.11	£66.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (-0.9% Downside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 538.10 +1.9%	179.37	£63.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,780 (230.8% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,224 -1.0%	20.11	£60.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (7.5% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,909 +1.8%	32.75	£59.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (16.7% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 678.96 0.0%	9.73	£54.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (9.5% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,155 +2.3%	10.44	£46.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,946.67 (-9.7% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,454	21.91	£42.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (68.9% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,602 +0.0%	36.30	£41.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (41.1% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,460 +2.2%	21.38	£38.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (38.3% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,796 +3.5%	28.16	£37.42 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,831.25 (0.9% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,485.06 +0.2%	N/A	£37.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,681.25 (5.6% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,592.96 +1.6%	14.72	£35.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (185.9% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,895 -0.6%	18.53	£34.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.4% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£173.50	17.08	£33.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,083.51 +2.9%	10.45	£32.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (22.0% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 365.90 -0.7%	19.78	£32.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (7.6% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 +1.6%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,505.59 +2.3%	23.77	£30.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (4.0% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 482.20 +0.8%	17.79	£30.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 495 (2.7% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,101.01 +3.1%	7.17	£27.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (25.2% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 116.85 +2.2%	N/A	£26.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-1.9% Downside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,532.78 +1.2%	4.70	£25.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (42.2% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,766 +2.4%	16.93	£24.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (47.8% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,806 +0.5%	13.20	£21.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (22.4% Upside)
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 442.80 +0.2%	6.14	£19.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (5.2% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,660 +3.7%	14.16	£19.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,848 (44.7% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 912	9.77	£19.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 196.13 +2.0%	18.16	£19.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 675.80 +0.6%	13.93	£18.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (6.4% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,970 +1.1%	19.19	£18.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (0.2% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£148.35 -0.8%	19.90	£16.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-5.0% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 300.85 +1.4%	30.89	£16.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 251 (-16.6% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,347 -0.7%	4.89	£14.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,012 -0.2%	15.10	£14.08 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-11.1% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,290 +4.9%	0.91	£13.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,350 (38.9% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,662 +1.3%	37.30	£13.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,809.30 (13,033.0% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,464 -3.5%	N/A	£12.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (97.6% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 349 +4.1%	18.76	£12.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (28.9% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,124.50 -1.2%	40.49	£12.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,340.11 (19.2% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 895 +2.9%	21.99	£12.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,241 (150.4% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 445.20 -0.3%	24.01	£11.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 482.50 (8.4% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 869.53 -0.9%	1,086.92	£10.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (25.7% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 238.40 +4.4%	34.06	£10.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,210 (407.6% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,546 +0.2%	14.67	£10.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-21.4% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,585 +1.5%	53.87	£10.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-7.1% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,351 -0.8%	72.92	£9.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (6.0% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 933.52 +0.6%	19.28	£9.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,296.33 (38.9% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 917 +1.9%	N/A	£9.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (-0.2% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,038 +1.9%	24.68	£9.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (126.0% Upside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 587.50	17.49	£9.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.8% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,743 +5.3%	10.76	£9.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,700 (52.3% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,244.00 +0.1%	N/A	$9.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,820	26.94	£8.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-6.1% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,736 +0.4%	19.42	£8.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (117.7% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 355.52 +0.4%	28.90	£8.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (90.7% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 396.60 -0.4%	32.24	£8.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 422.50 (6.5% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 178.25 +2.3%	N/A	£8.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (24.2% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,684 +2.2%	34.95	£8.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (5.4% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 351.20 -0.7%	20.78	£7.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (141.3% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,288 +0.0%	8.90	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.6% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 816 -2.3%	20.55	£7.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (31.5% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 659 +0.8%	3.49	£7.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,207 -1.9%	23.81	£7.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,251 (3.6% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,019.16 +1.4%	24.39	£7.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,808.57 (-7.0% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$13.75 +1.9%	N/A	C$7.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,796 +0.2%	2.70	£6.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£201 -0.2%	32.19	£6.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-0.9% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,526 +3.0%	26.56	£6.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (36.7% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 340.80 +1.0%	9.84	£6.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 482 +2.5%	16.62	£6.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (41.1% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,825 -0.2%	10.43	£5.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-3.0% Downside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,724 -1.1%	16.40	£5.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-25.3% Downside)
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SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,900 -0.4%	N/A	£5.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,073.30 +0.6%	10.86	£5.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,695.43 (58.0% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,107.22 +2.5%	26.81	£5.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,304 (288.7% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,295 +0.1%	445.82	£5.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-4.4% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,849 +0.1%	11.28	£5.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (35.7% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 700.50 +1.2%	15.26	£5.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-8.4% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,030 +2.3%	31.78	£5.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (14.0% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,852 -0.3%	33.35	£5.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (-0.6% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,332 +0.2%	23.38	£4.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 295.47 +0.5%	21.41	£4.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 306.63 (3.8% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 168.80 +2.6%	11.73	£4.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (19.3% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 194.40 +1.4%	14.95	£4.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (16.9% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 437.80 +0.4%	9.66	£4.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (2.0% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 85.82 -2.6%	858.20	£4.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (171.5% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 248.20 +1.1%	11.71	£4.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-9.1% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 586.60 -11.6%	10.84	£4.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-1.2% Downside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 775 +0.4%	15.82	£4.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,003.17 (29.4% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 212.80 -1.1%	24.74	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (43.8% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 877 +0.6%	16.87	£4.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-2.3% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,959 +1.9%	66.64	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (6.1% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 249.59 +0.6%	N/A	£4.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-9.2% Downside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,456 +2.1%	20.07	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (165.6% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 293 +2.5%	19.66	£4.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (32.9% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 485 0.0%	35.40	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (-16.5% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 625.22 -1.0%	8.34	£3.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (5.6% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 250 +2.9%	N/A	£3.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (25.1% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 493.50 +0.7%	14.48	£3.88 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 550.33 (11.5% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,072 -1.3%	181.69	£3.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (23.3% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 567 +4.4%	3.20	£3.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (33.3% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,863 +0.3%	26.58	£3.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (5.0% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 393.50 +0.6%	12.30	£3.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (14.4% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,902 +0.7%	48.11	£3.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-23.2% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 552 -0.4%	N/A	£3.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (83.5% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 587 +3.0%	19.57	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (525.6% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,093.50 +3.5%	12.40	£3.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (138.3% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,565	7.84	£3.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,508.98 +0.5%	N/A	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,116.67 (40.3% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 307 (-1.1% Downside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 339 +4.6%	N/A	£3.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (302.3% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 611.50 -0.1%	14.63	£3.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 765 +1.5%	7.08	£3.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (20.9% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 745.75 +2.0%	19.94	£3.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 985 (32.1% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,553.05 +0.8%	8.58	£3.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (8.6% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 293 -0.5%	19.53	£3.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-7.5% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 436.50 -0.6%	15.59	£3.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (45.0% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,924.59 -0.4%	N/A	£3.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (19.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 689 +3.1%	19.97	£3.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (1.1% Upside)
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BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,428 +2.8%	10.35	£3.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (140.7% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 591 +1.2%	5.18	£3.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 275 +0.1%	N/A	£2.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (27.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,500 +1.3%	18.95	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.4% Downside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 312.18 +0.1%	4.03	£2.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 822.39 +2.4%	11.49	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (28.9% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 79.84 -0.5%	11.65	£2.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (36.5% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,090 +0.3%	10.79	£2.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,083.33 (-0.2% Downside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 323.40 +4.8%	66.00	£2.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 405 (25.2% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 546	27.44	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 689.88 (26.4% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 74.05 -0.1%	12.77	£2.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (18.2% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 198 -2.9%	23.02	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (2.9% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,856.27 +0.6%	1.88	£2.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 786.50 +1.1%	38.94	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,426.67 (335.7% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 209.40 -0.3%	34.33	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-8.2% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,437 -0.7%	6.14	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (14.0% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 466.20 +3.1%	19.31	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,635.40 (250.8% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 141.01 +0.8%	7.62	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (31.7% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 347.80 -0.2%	14.37	£2.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (5.0% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 141.20 -0.1%	9.89	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 135.20 +0.4%	9.80	£2.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 559 -0.1%	25.76	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.7% Downside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 94.90 +0.9%	14.38	£2.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (20.3% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,595.09 -0.1%	4.33	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.04 -0.3%	N/A	£2.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 613.97 +1.5%	20.24	£2.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (105.4% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 460.80 +3.4%	11.82	£2.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 560 (21.5% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 3,025 +0.3%	29.77	£2.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (-1.6% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 59.20	0.31	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 698 -0.4%	6.38	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 495.60 +2.4%	25.68	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (189.0% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,334.91 +0.8%	7.30	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,984 +2.9%	14.05	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (4.3% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,370 +1.3%	16.96	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-26.8% Downside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 235 +0.2%	16.70	£2.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (12.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,327	2,412.73	£2.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.9% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 105.90 +0.8%	N/A	£2.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 233 -0.1%	N/A	£2.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (50.2% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,040 +0.7%	14.22	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-4.1% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,985 +4.3%	15.08	£2.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (23.4% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 955.92 +1.1%	10.44	£2.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (195.5% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 362.50 +1.0%	6.18	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 213.11 +2.3%	13.07	£2.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-3.2% Downside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 579.95 +4.5%	115.99	£2.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-32.8% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 424.50 +0.6%	6.76	£2.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 210.60 -2.9%	12.32	£2.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-2.2% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,218 +0.8%	26.36	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 197.77 +3.8%	59.93	£2.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (32.3% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 370.40 +0.8%	8.05	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.4% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 95.81 +3.6%	8.01	£1.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (63.3% Upside)
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CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 378.83 -0.3%	14.86	£1.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 559.66 -0.3%	7.60	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (19.3% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 240.60 +8.5%	85.93	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (20.6% Upside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 705 +0.7%	25.64	£1.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-45.0% Downside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 358.33 -1.6%	10.24	£1.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (45.1% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 197 +1.0%	109.44	£1.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (28.8% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMU BH Macro USD	Financial Services	GBX 4.24 -1.4%	0.09	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 278.50 +0.5%	9.59	£1.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 75 +0.5%	N/A	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (33.3% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 386.12 +1.6%	17.97	£1.75 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 861.85 -0.3%	11.73	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (36.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,680 +0.7%	16.05	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (18.0% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 875.50 +0.9%	13.81	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (35.5% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 165	11.38	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (8.2% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 908 +3.9%	2.48	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 730 -3.8%	24.66	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-25.1% Downside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 537	16.53	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,244 +1.3%	5.42	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,623 +2.1%	13.60	£1.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (12.4% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 74.14 +1.9%	0.11	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 275 +0.2%	8.99	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (76.4% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 195.63 +0.6%	4.02	£1.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 277.50 (41.8% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 187.50 -0.1%	12.10	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (29.1% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 593.50 +2.3%	48.25	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (4.3% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,910.06 +1.3%	34.77	£1.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-4.4% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 390	47.62	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 638 +1.0%	5.45	£1.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 675.17 (5.8% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 97.35 +0.1%	6.55	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (27.2% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 814.50 +0.8%	9.05	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (27.7% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 174.25 -1.6%	3.29	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,806 +1.1%	22.57	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (-0.6% Downside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 192.40 +3.8%	N/A	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (274.0% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 453.50 +0.6%	4.15	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.35 -0.4%	13.01	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (63.7% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 788 +1.2%	N/A	£1.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (1.3% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,035 +2.5%	15.25	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 3,025 +3.1%	17.09	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (14.2% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,146.65 +1.3%	30.23	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (49.8% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 920.71 +4.5%	16.50	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (10.9% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 127.50 +5.5%	18.89	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (29.7% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£184.20 +0.5%	34.89	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 719 +4.8%	65.36	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (12.0% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 344.74 +0.5%	9.05	£1.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (12.6% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 149.60 +0.5%	4.97	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 544.50 +3.3%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (25.9% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 381 +1.2%	14.27	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,752 +0.9%	14.86	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 208.40 +0.6%	12.60	£1.35 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-25.6% Downside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 417.50 -0.2%	9.14	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 214 +1.9%	10.14	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (14.5% Upside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 179.50 +2.5%	6.58	£1.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (25.7% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 607.50 +0.1%	20.45	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 762.67 (25.5% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,406 +0.8%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/22/2026)

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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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