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This is a current list of the top 250 companies by market capitalization on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The 100 largest companies that trade on the London Stock Exchange make up the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100 Index).

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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 11,330.00 +2.0%	2.20	GEL489.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,430.80 +0.5%	11.82	£245.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-9.1% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£141.56 -1.0%	21.32	£219.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (8.3% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,932.77 +1.1%	9.14	£162.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (0.6% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,102 +1.7%	15.41	£157.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (199.2% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,030 +0.8%	9.81	£148.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,415.20 +0.6%	51.59	£121.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (2.3% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,154 +1.1%	11.76	£116.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£177.97 (148.8% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,723.99 +0.1%	13.53	£102.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (0.7% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,527.50 -1.1%	10.48	£98.04 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-15.6% 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
BP BP	Energy	GBX 472.70 +0.7%	35.31	£92.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (34.3% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,982.96 +0.2%	13.95	£79.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (2.6% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 507.67 +0.5%	11.70	£68.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (7.4% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 111.10 +2.1%	14.62	£64.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (2.4% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,254.50 +0.7%	20.61	£61.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (4.9% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 521.55 +2.1%	173.85	£61.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,755 (236.5% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,808	31.02	£55.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (23.2% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 664.65 +1.3%	9.52	£52.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (11.9% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,043.12 +0.2%	9.89	£44.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-5.1% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,366 +0.3%	21.13	£41.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (75.2% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,729.60 +2.8%	N/A	£39.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,657.50 (-1.9% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,161.35 +1.1%	34.44	£39.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (49.5% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,358.78 0.0%	21.12	£37.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (40.0% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,820 +1.9%	28.34	£37.66 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-5.3% Downside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£180 +1.0%	17.72	£34.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,542.14 -1.6%	14.25	£34.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (195.4% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,570 -1.5%	17.77	£33.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (9.9% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 +2.2%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,948.68 +0.1%	10.17	£31.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (25.4% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 349.34 +0.3%	18.88	£30.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 395.33 (13.2% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,440.68 -0.7%	23.16	£29.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (6.8% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 461.85 +0.2%	17.04	£29.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (5.7% Upside)
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 2,483.59 -0.5%	4.61	£25.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (45.0% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,001.44 +0.4%	6.52	£25.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (37.7% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 99.60 -3.7%	N/A	£22.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (15.1% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,541 -0.4%	15.55	£22.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (60.9% 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)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,784.22 +0.1%	13.10	£21.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (23.3% Upside)
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 478.10 +0.6%	6.63	£21.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (-2.5% Downside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,741 -1.4%	14.60	£20.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (45.5% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 890 -2.2%	9.54	£18.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 190.10 -3.1%	17.60	£18.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,919.61 -0.3%	18.99	£17.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (-2.5% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 643.20 -0.6%	13.26	£17.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (11.8% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£145.44 -0.3%	19.51	£16.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-3.1% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,469.25 +3.2%	5.34	£16.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 285.22 +0.3%	29.28	£15.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (101.2% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,934 +1.6%	43.02	£14.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (12,123.8% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,986 -0.2%	14.90	£13.90 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,765 (-11.1% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,010 +0.5%	0.86	£13.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (35.7% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,583.39 -2.8%	N/A	£13.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£252.83 (233.4% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,143.50 +0.4%	41.17	£12.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (20.9% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 333.65 -0.5%	17.94	£12.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (34.9% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 879.20 +0.1%	21.60	£11.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,220.71 (152.6% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 908.11 +0.2%	1,135.14	£11.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (21.2% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 426.60 -0.9%	23.01	£10.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (11.5% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,560.07 +0.7%	14.73	£10.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-21.7% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,130 +1.1%	50.64	£9.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-4.8% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$55,557.01 +2.2%	N/A	$9.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 587.41 +0.3%	17.48	£9.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.8% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 203.80 -0.4%	29.11	£9.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (493.7% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 910.40 +0.0%	24.61	£9.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (43.1% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,316 +0.2%	71.03	£9.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (8.8% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,704 -0.9%	10.64	£8.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (59.3% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,956 -0.3%	24.01	£8.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (132.3% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,807.50 +0.1%	26.89	£8.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-5.9% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,630 -0.5%	18.67	£8.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,906.25 (124.6% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 833.11 +1.2%	N/A	£8.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (9.8% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.50 +5.1%	N/A	C$8.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 337.10 +1.3%	27.41	£8.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (101.1% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 713 +4.0%	3.78	£7.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 377.92 +0.6%	30.73	£7.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (10.8% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 170.82 -1.5%	N/A	£7.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (29.6% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,560 +1.2%	33.33	£7.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (22.2% 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 1,287 +0.1%	8.89	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.5% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 815.94 -1.1%	20.55	£7.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (31.5% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,195.61 +1.1%	23.58	£7.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (4.9% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£216.30 -1.3%	34.64	£7.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-7.9% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 319.80 +1.3%	18.92	£7.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 931 (191.1% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,964 +1.6%	23.94	£7.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-6.4% Downside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 350.60 +1.0%	10.12	£6.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,730 -0.5%	2.65	£6.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,404 +2.0%	25.28	£6.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (43.6% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,211.40 +2.6%	12.26	£6.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,689.71 (39.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,818 -0.8%	17.30	£6.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-29.2% Downside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,847 -0.1%	10.55	£5.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-6.4% Downside)
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MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 472.79 +2.3%	16.30	£5.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (43.8% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,240 +0.2%	441.93	£5.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-3.5% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 600.55 -0.2%	8.01	£5.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (9.9% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,744.50 +1.0%	N/A	£5.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,858.87 +1.1%	31.01	£5.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (16.8% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,344 +0.5%	23.59	£5.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,688.87 +1.1%	10.30	£4.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (48.5% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 649.67 -0.3%	14.15	£4.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-1.3% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 288.50 +0.2%	20.91	£4.84 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (4.1% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 951.72 +3.3%	17.06	£4.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (352.4% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 837.50 -1.1%	17.09	£4.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 993.17 (18.6% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,274	29.37	£4.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,162.50 (-2.6% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 85.30 -0.5%	853.00	£4.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 234.11 (174.5% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 188.26 -0.8%	14.48	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (20.7% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 161.40 -0.8%	11.22	£4.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (24.8% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 238.22 +1.5%	11.24	£4.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-5.3% Downside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 413.60 -0.3%	9.13	£4.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (7.9% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,024 +1.5%	68.11	£4.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (3.8% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 215 +0.6%	25.00	£4.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (42.3% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 558.40 -4.1%	10.32	£4.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,336.43 (139.3% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 867.50 +0.2%	16.68	£4.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-1.2% Downside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 610.50 -3.6%	3.44	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (23.8% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 499.10 +1.1%	14.65	£4.02 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (10.9% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,403.07 0.0%	19.63	£4.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (171.5% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 281.10 -1.0%	18.87	£3.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (38.5% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,062 -3.0%	180.00	£3.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (24.5% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,120 +3.1%	50.25	£3.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-26.5% Downside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,611.95 -3.5%	146.54	£3.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (24.1% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,830 -1.4%	26.11	£3.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (6.9% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 217 +1.1%	N/A	£3.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (4.5% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 559 -5.5%	N/A	£3.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,022.29 (82.9% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 378 +0.5%	11.81	£3.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (19.0% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 215.02 -0.1%	N/A	£3.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (45.4% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,050 -3.0%	11.90	£3.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (148.2% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311.33 (0.3% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,786 +1.1%	12.63	£3.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-14.7% Downside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 604.95 +0.8%	14.47	£3.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 330.97 +2.2%	N/A	£3.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (312.0% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 438.60 -0.7%	15.66	£3.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (44.4% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 292.20 +1.7%	19.48	£3.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-7.3% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,498 -1.2%	9.52	£3.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,253.75 (136.0% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,519.88 -1.3%	8.40	£3.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (11.0% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,892.15 -1.6%	N/A	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (21.5% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,290 -0.2%	7.00	£3.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 719.06 -1.0%	6.66	£3.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (28.6% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 515 +3.0%	17.17	£3.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (613.1% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 684.20 -2.6%	18.29	£3.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (51.3% Upside)
Buy the “unseen winner of the AI race” before July 22 (Ad) Marc Chaikin - the analyst who called Nvidia before a 45,000% surge - says one overlooked AI stock could split into three separate companies in a rare event called a 'starburst' before July 22. Investors who buy shares before the announcement could automatically receive equal shares in each spinoff. A similar starburst at GE unlocked $184 billion for shareholders across three new companies. Get the full details on this AI starburst opportunity before July 22
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 80.60 -1.7%	13.90	£3.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (21.0% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,500 -2.0%	18.95	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.4% Downside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 81.78 -2.5%	11.93	£2.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (33.3% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 333 +2.1%	4.29	£2.92 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 566 +0.2%	4.97	£2.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 581.50 -0.9%	16.86	£2.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (17.3% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 771 -0.2%	10.77	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (37.5% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 508.50 -2.2%	25.55	£2.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (42.9% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 192.30 +1.0%	22.36	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (5.9% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.46 +2.1%	N/A	£2.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 752 +3.6%	6.87	£2.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 758.94 +1.8%	37.57	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (271.6% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,628 +0.5%	5.79	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 235.80 -4.0%	N/A	£2.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (48.4% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 138.10 -0.1%	7.46	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (34.4% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 139.80	9.79	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 62 +1.6%	0.33	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 95.69 +0.0%	14.50	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (19.3% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 338.80 +0.4%	14.00	£2.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (7.8% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 132.09 -0.7%	9.57	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,453.32 -0.1%	1.73	£2.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 554 +0.1%	25.53	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-6.9% Downside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 611.50 +4.6%	20.16	£2.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (106.3% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 467.41 -1.8%	11.98	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (25.4% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 295.38 +0.1%	21.56	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (36.1% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 244.83 -0.8%	N/A	£2.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (43.0% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,369.62 0.0%	7.37	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,292 -3.6%	5.52	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (27.2% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 262.40 -2.8%	53.55	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (46.7% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,916 +0.7%	13.86	£2.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (5.8% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,323.89 +0.1%	2,407.08	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.7% Downside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 412.40 -0.5%	17.08	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,946.25 (371.9% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,938 -2.3%	14.73	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (26.4% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 465.80 -1.2%	97.04	£2.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (207.5% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 101.60 -1.2%	N/A	£2.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,934.79 +1.2%	13.48	£2.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (1.1% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 219 -2.6%	15.57	£2.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (20.8% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,745	27.02	£2.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (8.4% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 431.50 +1.1%	6.87	£2.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 360.50 +0.1%	6.14	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 907.14 +0.8%	9.91	£2.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,795 (208.1% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 200.20 -2.6%	60.67	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (30.7% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 211.20 +2.4%	12.35	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-2.5% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,223.90 +1.1%	26.49	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 96.89 -1.5%	8.10	£1.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (61.5% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 369.80 +0.2%	8.04	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.2% Downside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 194.90 -2.6%	11.96	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 204.38 (4.9% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 368.47 +1.0%	14.45	£1.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 149.40 -1.1%	20.47	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (28.6% Upside)
Buy the “unseen winner of the AI race” before July 22 (Ad) Marc Chaikin - the analyst who called Nvidia before a 45,000% surge - says one overlooked AI stock could split into three separate companies in a rare event called a 'starburst' before July 22. Investors who buy shares before the announcement could automatically receive equal shares in each spinoff. A similar starburst at GE unlocked $184 billion for shareholders across three new companies. Get the full details on this AI starburst opportunity before July 22
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,654 +1.8%	13.36	£1.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-12.7% Downside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 521.61 +0.5%	7.09	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (28.0% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 902.50 -0.6%	14.24	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (31.5% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 186.03 +1.4%	103.35	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (36.4% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 204.20 -0.6%	13.17	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (19.5% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 476 -3.8%	95.20	£1.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-18.1% Downside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 73 -0.3%	N/A	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (37.0% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 266.98 +0.2%	9.20	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 378 -1.0%	17.59	£1.71 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 324.12 +1.4%	9.26	£1.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (67.4% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,048 +3.5%	128.61	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-8.7% Downside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 901 +0.7%	2.46	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,602.13 +1.1%	15.30	£1.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (23.7% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 159.59 +0.5%	13.76	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 174 (9.0% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 533 -0.2%	18.31	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 709 +0.9%	23.95	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-22.9% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,600 -2.9%	13.41	£1.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (14.0% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 388	47.37	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,204 +0.5%	5.25	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 823 +6.9%	179.30	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (-2.2% Downside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 786.56 -1.8%	10.70	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (52.5% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 198.90 -2.0%	71.04	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (45.9% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 645.76 +1.1%	5.52	£1.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (4.6% 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 96.71 -0.9%	6.51	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (28.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 68.01 -0.7%	0.10	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 179.60 +0.3%	3.69	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (108.0% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.95 -0.3%	13.28	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (60.4% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,070.25 +1.2%	15.43	£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
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 244 -0.4%	7.97	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (98.8% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 187.70 -0.8%	N/A	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (283.3% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,148 +1.0%	30.25	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (49.8% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 767.50 +0.6%	8.53	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (35.5% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 127.90 +1.2%	18.95	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (29.3% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 387.69 +0.4%	N/A	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 151.20 +1.6%	7.47	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 426.97 +0.1%	9.35	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 162 +1.3%	3.06	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 512 +5.1%	41.63	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (20.9% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 425.50 -0.4%	3.89	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 335.56 +1.4%	8.81	£1.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (15.7% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 613 -0.1%	12.11	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 824 (34.4% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 215 +1.2%	10.19	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (14.0% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 527 -0.8%	N/A	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (30.1% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 201.20 +2.5%	12.16	£1.31 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-25.4% Downside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,180.81 +5.8%	0.92	£1.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,735 -2.5%	15.45	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (26.3% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,166 -1.2%	19.57	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (14.6% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 113.36 +0.5%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,632 +0.9%	13.84	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 683.45 -0.2%	N/A	£1.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (16.8% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,316 -0.2%	N/A	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JFJ JPMorgan Japanese	Financial Services	GBX 817.11 +0.5%	5.48	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 816.50 +4.1%	14.63	£1.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 962.50 (17.9% Upside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 169.70 -0.5%	6.22	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (32.9% Upside)

(Last Updated: 6/30/2026)

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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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