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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 11,293.57 -1.5%	2.20	GEL486.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,479.27 -1.0%	12.23	£253.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-12.1% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£125.94 -0.3%	18.97	£195.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (21.8% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,232.12 +2.3%	10.07	£179.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-10.3% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,002 -0.9%	14.91	£152.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,150 (204.8% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,002 -0.4%	9.54	£143.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,378.40 -0.9%	50.25	£118.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (5.0% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 6,685.43 -0.8%	10.99	£108.72 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 7,647.14 (14.4% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,658 +0.6%	10.78	£100.30 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,837.98 (-17.6% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 510.20 +0.5%	38.11	£99.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 605 (18.6% Upside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,669 +3.0%	13.37	£94.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (1.9% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,910.39 -2.3%	13.44	£76.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (6.5% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 514.61 -1.9%	11.86	£69.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (5.9% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 110.82 -1.6%	14.58	£64.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (2.7% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 515.39 -0.3%	171.80	£60.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,780 (245.4% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,216.50 -1.5%	19.99	£59.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (8.1% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,834 +1.2%	31.46	£56.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (21.5% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 662.64 -0.3%	9.49	£52.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (12.2% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,099.91 -1.4%	10.17	£45.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-7.7% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,978 -1.3%	37.88	£43.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (35.1% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,496 -0.2%	22.29	£43.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (66.1% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,397 -2.5%	N/A	£36.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,681.25 (8.4% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 7,723.87 -1.2%	19.52	£35.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (51.5% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,574 -0.4%	14.55	£35.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (189.4% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,875 -0.4%	18.49	£34.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.7% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,491 -2.7%	25.90	£34.42 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,843.75 (10.1% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£173.50 -0.2%	17.08	£33.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 373.30 +0.9%	20.18	£32.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (5.5% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,086 -0.1%	10.45	£32.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (22.0% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 161 +2.2%	N/A	£32.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 483.90 +1.1%	17.86	£30.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (0.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,476.99 +2.0%	23.50	£29.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (5.2% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 119.90 +3.1%	N/A	£27.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-4.4% Downside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,044 -0.9%	6.80	£26.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (32.1% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,576 -2.5%	4.78	£25.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (39.8% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,719 +1.4%	16.64	£24.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (50.3% 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 2,870 +2.3%	13.50	£21.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (19.6% Upside)
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 444.30 -1.0%	6.16	£19.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (4.9% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 197.98 +2.3%	18.33	£19.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 874 -0.7%	9.37	£18.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,442 -0.5%	13.00	£17.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,848 (57.6% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,936 -0.7%	19.06	£17.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (0.9% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 659.20 +0.3%	13.59	£17.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (9.1% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£148.75 -0.9%	19.96	£16.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-5.2% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 298.20 +0.6%	30.62	£16.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 251 (-15.8% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,359 -3.6%	4.94	£14.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,052 +2.3%	15.40	£14.36 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-12.8% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,676	37.45	£13.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,809.30 (12,983.0% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,714 -4.6%	N/A	£13.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (91.2% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 4,837.56 -0.6%	0.83	£12.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (40.6% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,163 +1.0%	41.87	£12.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (18.9% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 339.36 -0.1%	18.25	£12.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (32.6% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 897.40 +1.5%	22.05	£12.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,229.57 (148.4% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 450 +0.1%	24.27	£11.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (5.7% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 884.60 -1.6%	1,105.75	£11.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (23.6% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,648 +2.1%	15.09	£10.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-23.6% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,240 +0.6%	51.42	£9.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-2.7% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 943 -0.6%	19.47	£9.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,296.33 (37.5% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,067.20 +2.9%	24.92	£9.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (123.9% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,351 -0.9%	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
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 588	17.50	£9.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.9% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 204 -1.5%	29.14	£9.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (493.1% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 901.76 +0.2%	N/A	£9.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (1.5% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,796 +0.5%	19.84	£8.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (113.0% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,820 +0.1%	26.94	£8.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-6.1% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$51,934.00 -2.0%	N/A	$8.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 353.90 +0.3%	28.77	£8.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (91.5% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,428 +0.2%	9.85	£8.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,700 (66.3% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 358.84 +1.5%	21.23	£7.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (136.2% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 173.15 +0.6%	N/A	£7.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (27.8% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 379.10 -1.1%	30.82	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (10.4% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 853.58 +0.4%	21.50	£7.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (25.7% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,561 +0.4%	33.35	£7.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (10.4% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,287.50	8.89	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.6% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,255.50 +0.4%	24.76	£7.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,251 (-0.4% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$13.71 -0.3%	N/A	C$7.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,968 +1.0%	23.97	£7.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,808.57 (-5.4% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 627.50 -2.9%	3.33	£6.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£202.60 -0.1%	32.45	£6.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-1.7% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,814 -2.2%	2.71	£6.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,500 -0.2%	26.29	£6.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (38.1% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 332.80 -1.2%	9.61	£6.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,877 +0.4%	10.73	£6.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-5.7% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 465.80 +0.2%	16.06	£5.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (46.0% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,743 -1.7%	16.58	£5.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-26.1% Downside)
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STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,083.64 -2.4%	10.97	£5.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,695.43 (56.5% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,890 -0.9%	11.53	£5.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (32.7% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,817 -1.0%	N/A	£5.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,285	445.11	£5.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-4.2% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 700.50 +1.3%	15.26	£5.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-8.4% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,925.25 -0.1%	31.31	£5.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (15.7% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,036 +0.3%	25.08	£5.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (315.6% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 671.80 -0.7%	12.42	£5.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-13.8% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,319 -0.5%	23.15	£4.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,580 +1.0%	31.48	£4.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,362.50 (-4.7% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 283.50 -4.6%	20.54	£4.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 306.63 (8.2% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 87.38 +1.5%	873.80	£4.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (166.7% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 166.38 +1.5%	11.56	£4.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (21.1% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 440 +1.0%	9.71	£4.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (1.5% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 193.10 +2.0%	14.85	£4.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (17.7% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 250.40 -1.0%	11.81	£4.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-9.9% Downside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 800.50 -0.6%	16.34	£4.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 993.17 (24.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 216.44 +1.4%	25.17	£4.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (41.4% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 293.30 -0.2%	19.68	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (32.7% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 866.50 -0.1%	16.66	£4.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-1.1% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,928 0.0%	65.95	£4.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (7.2% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,391.81 +0.5%	19.54	£4.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (172.7% 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 486 +0.2%	35.47	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (-16.7% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 624 +0.2%	8.32	£3.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (5.8% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 496.90 -3.8%	14.58	£3.91 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 550.33 (10.8% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 236.40 +1.8%	N/A	£3.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-4.1% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,049 -6.4%	177.80	£3.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (26.0% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 233.23 +3.3%	N/A	£3.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (34.1% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 391	12.22	£3.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (15.1% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,835 -2.9%	26.18	£3.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (6.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 558.80 -1.7%	N/A	£3.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (81.3% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,828 -1.3%	47.38	£3.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-22.1% Downside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,087.50 -1.4%	12.33	£3.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (139.6% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,575 +3.0%	7.87	£3.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 516 -4.5%	2.91	£3.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (46.4% Upside)
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 1,521.37 +0.4%	N/A	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,116.67 (39.1% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 451 -1.0%	16.11	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (40.4% 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)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 301 -2.3%	20.07	£3.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-10.0% Downside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 554 -1.6%	18.47	£3.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (562.9% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 608 -1.0%	14.54	£3.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 752 +1.9%	20.11	£3.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 985 (31.0% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,561 +0.6%	8.62	£3.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (8.1% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,918 +0.3%	N/A	£3.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (19.8% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,414	10.31	£3.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (141.7% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 730 -2.5%	6.76	£3.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (26.7% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 670.50 -0.1%	19.43	£3.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (3.8% Upside)
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WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 282.40 -2.2%	N/A	£3.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (23.9% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 583.38 +0.2%	5.12	£3.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.46 +1.3%	12.18	£3.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (30.6% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,520 +0.4%	19.02	£2.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.7% Downside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,210 -2.3%	11.11	£2.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,083.33 (-3.0% Downside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 295 -2.3%	N/A	£2.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (362.3% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 322.60 +2.7%	65.84	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (19.3% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 304 -2.6%	3.92	£2.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 798 +0.3%	11.15	£2.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (32.8% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 204.20 -0.9%	23.74	£2.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (-0.2% Downside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 537.50 +2.0%	27.01	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 689.88 (28.3% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 73.10 +0.1%	12.60	£2.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (19.7% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,474.52 -3.1%	6.30	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (11.1% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,736 +0.2%	1.84	£2.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 772 +0.8%	38.22	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,426.67 (343.9% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 141.56 +0.1%	7.65	£2.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (31.2% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 350.66 -0.7%	14.49	£2.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (4.2% 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 134.80 -0.4%	9.77	£2.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 560.50 -0.4%	25.83	£2.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.9% Downside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 445.60 -1.2%	18.45	£2.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,921.75 (331.3% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,592 -1.7%	4.32	£2.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 94.45 +1.6%	14.31	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (20.9% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 60.80 +0.3%	0.32	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 603.50 -0.4%	19.90	£2.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (109.0% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.81 -3.4%	N/A	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,995 +0.2%	29.48	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (-0.6% Downside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 494.20 +1.3%	25.61	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (189.9% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,316.04 -1.2%	7.26	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,327 -0.3%	2,412.73	£2.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.9% Downside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 674 -3.6%	6.16	£2.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,046 -0.1%	14.26	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-4.4% Downside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,336 +1.1%	16.79	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-26.0% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 105	N/A	£2.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 227.45 -1.8%	N/A	£2.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (53.9% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,967 -0.6%	14.95	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (24.5% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,742 -0.5%	13.37	£2.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (9.7% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 225.70 -0.9%	16.04	£2.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (17.2% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 426.40 -2.7%	10.93	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 560 (31.3% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 944.80 +0.8%	10.32	£2.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (199.0% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 357	6.08	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 215.40 -2.3%	12.60	£2.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-4.4% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 419 -1.4%	6.67	£2.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 198.80 -0.6%	12.20	£2.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (3.7% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,202 -1.6%	26.01	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 194.70 -0.7%	59.00	£1.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (34.4% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 371.57 +0.4%	8.08	£1.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.7% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 380.50 -0.4%	14.92	£1.95 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 554.50 +0.3%	7.53	£1.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (20.4% Upside)
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CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 701 -4.0%	25.49	£1.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-44.7% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 151 +0.9%	24.75	£1.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (27.3% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 194 -0.3%	107.78	£1.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (30.8% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 351.99 -0.6%	10.06	£1.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (47.7% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 89.51 -0.7%	7.48	£1.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (74.8% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 495 -7.5%	99.00	£1.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-21.2% Downside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 780 -2.7%	26.35	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-29.9% Downside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 876 +1.8%	11.92	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (34.4% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 276.79 -0.6%	9.53	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,706 +0.7%	16.29	£1.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (16.2% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 74.40 +0.3%	N/A	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (34.4% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 383.50 -2.4%	17.85	£1.74 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 218.20 -0.3%	77.93	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (33.0% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 879.50 -0.6%	13.87	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (34.9% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 160.20 -0.9%	11.05	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (11.4% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 537 -0.7%	16.53	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 191.30 -1.2%	12.34	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (26.5% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,220 -0.3%	5.32	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,583.31 +0.7%	13.27	£1.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (15.2% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 654 +0.9%	5.59	£1.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (3.2% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 267 +0.4%	8.73	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (81.6% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 842 -1.3%	2.30	£1.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 70.49 0.0%	0.10	£1.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,832 -2.1%	33.84	£1.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-1.8% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 391 +1.0%	47.74	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
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 -0.3%	6.53	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (27.6% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 557 +3.1%	45.28	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (11.1% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 175	3.30	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 804.50 +1.0%	8.94	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (29.3% Upside)
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 76.52 +0.5%	13.04	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (63.4% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,704.38 -0.9%	22.10	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (1.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 445 +0.2%	4.07	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 185.20 -1.4%	N/A	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (288.5% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,130 -2.0%	30.00	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (51.0% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,955 -2.0%	16.69	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (16.9% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 2,893.78 -1.7%	14.54	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 749.50 +1.3%	N/A	£1.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (6.5% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 165.20 +3.8%	3.39	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 277.50 (68.0% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 211.10 -1.3%	12.76	£1.37 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-26.6% Downside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 381.70 -0.9%	14.30	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 422.50 -0.1%	9.25	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 339 +0.1%	8.90	£1.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (14.5% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£178.20 -1.1%	33.75	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 122.10 -0.7%	18.09	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (35.4% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 146.60 -2.0%	4.87	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,738.85 -1.0%	14.75	£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
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 603 -1.4%	20.30	£1.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 762.67 (26.5% Upside)
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 950 +0.4%	19.27	£1.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,292.50 (36.1% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 517.50 -1.5%	N/A	£1.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (32.4% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 209.50 +0.2%	9.93	£1.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (16.9% Upside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 175.70 +0.3%	6.44	£1.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (28.4% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 668 -8.2%	60.73	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (20.5% Upside)
IHP IntegraFin	Financial Services	GBX 390	20.42	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 427 (9.5% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,395 +0.4%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/17/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?
The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

The FTSE 100 is the United Kingdom’s (UK) equivalent to the S&P 500. It is looked at as a leading indicator of the UK economy. Investors get exposure to the 100 largest UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE operates Monday through Friday (except for holidays) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST. The exchange also offers after hours trading as well as pre-market trading.

The FTSE uses free float market-capitalization weighting. This means that the companies on the index that have the highest market cap will have a larger corresponding weight in the index. For example, as of July 2022, BP PLC has the sixth highest market cap on the FTSE 100. Therefore if the stock’s value increases by 1%, the value of the FTSE 100 may go up by nearly 2% based on the weighting assigned to BP.

Several of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 (or Footsie) are headquartered outside of the UK. However, most companies are based in the UK and are impacted by developments inside the company. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the FTSE 100 including looking at the current sector composition and the ways investors can invest in the FTSE 100.

A History of the FTSE 100

The FTSE is an abbreviation for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. This independent organization goes by the nickname “Footsie”. It is similar in its mission to the Standard & Poor’s in the United States. The FTSE is home to many stock indexes which represent a market segment through a portfolio of stock holdings that are weighted to approximate the performance of that segment.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is the parent organization of the FTSE. In addition to owning the FTSE, the LSEG owns other financial organizations including the Russell Indexes (a family of global stock market indices), Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange), and Millennium IT (an information technology firm based in Sri Lanka).

The index updates and publishes every 15 seconds. The FTSE is the United Kingdom’s equivalent to the Nikkei 225 index in Japan and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong among others.

By investing standards, the FTSE 100 is still in its infancy. The FTSE 100 was created in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000. Like many of the global markets, the FTSE has followed a mostly upward trend with significant corrections that correspond to the “tech wreck” in the early 2000s and the “Great Correction” in 2007. As of July 25, 2022, the index was over 7,300 which is down from its all-time high of over 7,600 set in 2020.

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

Here are the sectors presented in alphabetical order. The telecommunications sector was dropped from the index in 2018. The weightings listed are as of 12/31/2021.

Communications – This sector has only been on the index since 2018. It currently makes up about just over 4% of the index.
Consumer Discretionary – This sector has been steadily declining in weighting since 2015. It currently makes up 6.87% of the index.
Consumer Staples – This is the most heavily weighted sector and is around 17.9% of the index.
Energy – The energy sector has been growing in influence since 2014. It currently represents just under 10% of the index (9.48%).
Financials – This sector carries the second heaviest weight in the index. Financials have typically accounted for one-fifth of the index. At the end of 2021, this sector accounted for 17.82% of the index.
Health Care – The health care sector has been consistently around 10% of the index for the last six years. In 2021, the sector accounted for 11.73% of the index.
Industrials – The Industrial sector has been steadily growing in value to the index and now comprises just over 12% (12.16%) of the index.
Information Technology – Perhaps confirming that London is not a hub for information technology, this sector is only 1.41% of the index and has consistently been around 1% or slightly higher.
Materials - This sector carries the third heaviest weight in the index at just over 13%. This sector has more than doubled in its percentage of weighting since 2015.
Real Estate – This sector has only been part of the index since 2016. It makes up approximately 1% of the index which has not varied much in its brief time on the index.
Utilities – This sector makes up about 3.5% of the index. The weighting in this sector has been steadily declining since it was 4.53% of the index in 2015.

The individual components of the FTSE are adjusted every quarter. Any changes to the underlying index companies and their weighting is determined by the values of the companies at the close of business the night before the review.

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

Index funds are a safe way for an investor to invest in a particular market segment without assuming the risk that may be involved with individual equities. Just as index funds exist for different market segments, they also exist for the stock exchanges of many countries. As noted above, the FTSE 100 index is the United Kingdom’s version of the U.S. S&P 500 Index.

U.S. investors can’t buy stocks directly on the FTSE 100. However, many of the stocks that are part of the FTSE 100 have a dual listing on either the NYSE or NASDAQ. This means that some stocks trade in British pounds on the FTSE 100 as well as in U.S, dollars on its United States equivalent exchange.

There are a significant number of indexes attached to the FTSE Group including the FTSE 250, the FTSE 350 and the FTSE All-Share. All FTSE indexes have index fund offerings. Vanguard, for example, has the Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) fund.

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

The FTSE 100 is a market-cap weighted index of the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group which is an independent organization similar to the Standard & Poors Company in the United States. The components of the index are determined quarterly.

The FTSE 100 has been in existence since January 1984. From its base level of 1,000, the index has climbed to its level in November 2019 of over $7,350. As of July 2022, the five largest companies on the index were AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HSBC), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI).

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