Top LSE Stocks

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). What is the 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	7,005.00 -0.2%	158.30	GEL307.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£120.48 +1.2%	2,268.93	£186.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	£131.75 (9.4% Upside)
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 951.86 +0.6%	942.44	£165.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 969.17 (1.8% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,750.61 +0.7%	1,227.95	£160.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,158.33 (14.8% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,736 +0.2%	2,114.29	£116.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,617.50 (-2.5% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 2,085 +1.1%	930.39	£105.81 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 1,920 (-7.9% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 701.25 +0.9%	846.92	£104.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,069 -2.8%	38.97	£91.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,188.67 (11.2% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,092 +0.0%	2,937.54	£89.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,040 (-1.3% Downside)
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BP BP	Energy	GBX 431.05 -0.2%	32.20	£83.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 460 (6.7% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 4,619.25 +0.8%	735.67	£75.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 5,325 (15.3% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 3,387 -0.2%	3,275.63	£61.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,496 (32.7% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,450 +0.5%	1,753.33	£58.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,637.50 (12.9% Upside)
CRH CRH	Basic Materials	GBX 8,368 +1.1%	1,776.65	£56.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,601 (2.8% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,791 +1.9%	30.73	£55.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,964.25 (9.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 360.80 +0.3%	890.86	£50.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 409.33 (13.5% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,019.50 -2.1%	16.75	£50.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,070 (5.0% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,106 +0.1%	4,903.61	£47.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£130 (42.8% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 78.34 -0.2%	1,187.00	£46.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 86.80 (10.8% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,033 -0.4%	1,260.38	£45.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,393.14 (17.7% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,533 +0.0%	2,948.78	£42.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,770 (9.4% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 508.40 +0.3%	853.02	£41.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 594.17 (16.9% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	£222.50 -0.7%	7,646.05	£39.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	£264.33 (18.8% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 3,874 -0.3%	744.14	£37.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,850 (25.2% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,502 +0.1%	3,023.08	£37.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 5,618.33 (2.1% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,774 +0.8%	2,983.40	£34.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,325.50 (14.6% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£171.30 +0.7%	2,138.58	£34.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 289.05 +1.7%	-2,223.46	£34.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 386 (33.5% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 7,540 -0.5%	5,535.98	£34.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,800 (3.4% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 165.60 -0.5%	-2.32	£33.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 363.90 +0.2%	2,179.04	£32.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 435 (19.5% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,365.50 -0.3%	750.69	£31.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,266.25 (-7.3% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,530 +0.2%	2,120.13	£29.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,130 (24.5% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,130 +1.8%	1,115.18	£27.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 424.20 -0.2%	1,804.34	£27.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 455 (7.3% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,081 +0.0%	1,028.37	£24.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 961.40 -1.4%	1,144.52	£24.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,156.40 (20.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 2,265 +1.3%	-788.48	£24.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,136 (-5.7% Downside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,500 +2.3%	1,590.51	£23.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 6,120.83 (11.3% Upside)
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ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 2,184 +2.5%	2,596.91	£21.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,137.50 (-2.1% Downside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 87.10 -0.4%	-546.42	£21.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 73 (-16.2% Downside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 209.10 -0.3%	1,972.64	£20.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 385.68 +1.3%	597.03	£17.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 403.33 (4.6% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 1,610.66 -0.2%	1,489.97	£17.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,425 (50.6% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 630.20 -2.6%	12.99	£16.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 657.33 (4.3% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,201 +0.7%	1,241.40	£15.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,215 (0.6% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,377 -0.7%	49.58	£15.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,379.33 (0.2% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,006.90 +4.6%	10,507.34	£14.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,576 (-21.5% Downside)
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 9,012 +2.1%	2,338.96	£13.81 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 6,098.75 (-32.3% Downside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£117.20 +0.6%	1,935.59	£13.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	£116 (-1.0% Downside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,698 -0.8%	1,643.56	£13.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,104.50 (11.0% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 233.80 -0.3%	8,174.83	£13.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 246.67 (5.5% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 608 +0.7%	679.33	£12.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,091 +1.3%	1,153.64	£12.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,234 +0.5%	4,138.73	£12.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,060 (-5.4% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,110.99 +1.0%	2,796.35	£11.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,325 (19.3% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 864.60 +0.0%	15,720.00	£11.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 975 (12.8% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,506 -1.7%	1,618.65	£10.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,852.50 (-18.6% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,068.50 +0.0%	3,107.91	£10.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 3,500 (227.6% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 3,660 +2.8%	730.54	£9.66 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	GBX 2,600 (-29.0% Downside)
AXON Axon Enterprise	Industrials	$744.35 +467.5%	0.00	$9.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	-8.52	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 360.70 -0.2%	2,810.70	£9.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 435 (20.6% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,173.90 +0.8%	10,671.77	£8.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,293.33 (10.2% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,548 +1.4%	1,713.52	£8.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 2,908 (14.1% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 608.36 +0.7%	1,322.52	£8.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 916.25 (50.6% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 217.60 -0.5%	2,365.22	£7.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 141.50 (-35.0% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,347 +0.4%	681.35	£7.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,121.50 -2.5%	60.54	£7.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,535 (36.9% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,314 +0.3%	2,608.79	£7.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 588.20 +0.8%	2,391.06	£7.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 612 (4.0% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,472 -0.6%	3,235.60	£7.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,992.50 (21.1% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 155.40 +0.0%	-3,378.26	£7.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 178.50 (14.9% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 4,624 +0.6%	2,068.90	£7.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,200 (12.5% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 5,380 -0.1%	4,328.24	£7.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,097.50 (-5.3% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$42,109.00 -0.6%	0.00	$7.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,045 -3.7%	1,602.76	£6.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,295 (23.9% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 773.40 +0.3%	2,450.57	£6.75 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 840.33 (8.7% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.00	-214.29	C$6.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 294.40 -0.2%	2,886.27	£6.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 305 (3.6% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 327.40 -1.0%	2,338.57	£6.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 417.50 (27.5% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 2,708 +1.7%	2,975.82	£6.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,150 (16.3% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,231 +0.9%	1,305.41	£6.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,485 (20.6% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 649.50 -0.5%	-580.95	£6.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 635 (-2.2% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,462 -0.1%	2,075.89	£6.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,772 (12.6% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 2,140 +0.3%	1,391.42	£6.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,500 (16.8% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 255.50 -0.5%	-1,692.05	£6.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 255 (-0.2% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 129.40	5,626.09	£5.81 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 125 (-3.4% Downside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 362.80 +0.4%	1,626.91	£5.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 387 (6.7% Upside)
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FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,160.45 +0.4%	1,606.15	£5.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 711.40 -0.3%	2,736.15	£5.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 787.40 (10.7% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,228 +0.1%	2,388.00	£5.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,575 (15.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 846.40 -0.4%	-1,195.48	£5.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,170 (38.2% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,047 +1.5%	2,181.25	£5.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,150 (9.8% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,029 +1.5%	2,154.34	£5.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,650 (20.5% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,145 +2.0%	2,759.75	£5.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 7,983.33 (11.7% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 351.80 +0.5%	3,415.53	£5.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 509 (44.7% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 96.70 +0.7%	967.00	£5.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 105.17 (8.8% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£150.70 -0.1%	2,539.17	£4.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£165 (9.5% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,255.92 +0.3%	3,444.65	£4.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 236.60 +0.4%	2,232.08	£4.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 309.40 (30.8% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 537 +0.1%	763.87	£4.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 769 -0.4%	451.29	£4.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,075 (39.8% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,274.50 +1.4%	-6,098.09	£4.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,350 (5.9% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 393.95 +1.0%	3,951.37	£4.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 1,026 +0.6%	2,375.00	£4.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,395 (36.0% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 4,714 +0.8%	2,261.56	£4.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,906.67 (25.3% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 814 -0.5%	1,758.10	£4.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 919.67 (13.0% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 248.40 -0.1%	2,509.09	£4.31 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.60)	GBX 287.75 (15.8% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,268 -1.2%	711.96	£4.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,480 (16.7% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 389.10 +0.2%	787.65	£4.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 480 (23.4% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 176.45 -0.6%	1,037.91	£4.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 230 (30.4% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,070 +0.5%	1,761.14	£4.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,000 (-26.3% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,108.50 +1.1%	0.00	£4.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (-21.3% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 530.50 +0.3%	1,000.94	£3.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 671 (26.5% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,746 +0.5%	1,084.47	£3.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,627.50 (50.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,105 +0.1%	1,051.38	£3.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,504.80 (36.2% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 481.34 +0.7%	884.82	£3.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 700 (45.4% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,484 0.0%	1,612.99	£3.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,133.33 (26.1% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,504 -0.6%	947.03	£3.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,855 (38.6% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 206	-2,985.51	£3.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 92.96 -3.2%	13.56	£3.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 143.17 (54.0% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,041 +0.3%	1,258.77	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,431.25 (37.5% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 678.50 +0.6%	974.86	£3.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,205 (77.6% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 133.40 +0.2%	678.19	£3.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 189 (41.7% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 231 +1.9%	-2,310.00	£3.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 267.67 (15.9% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 184.40 +0.4%	1,059.77	£3.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 206.60 (12.0% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,588 +0.9%	766.41	£3.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,240 (41.1% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 558.78 +1.0%	568.27	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 322 +0.2%	920.00	£3.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 480 (49.1% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,914 +0.5%	906.25	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,875 (-2.0% Downside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 340 +0.1%	941.83	£3.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,572.59 +0.3%	2,516.15	£3.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,813.80 (15.3% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 79.30 +0.3%	1,618.31	£2.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112 (41.2% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 587.35 -0.3%	1,742.89	£2.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 655 (11.5% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 664 +2.4%	983.70	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,100 (65.7% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 339.60 +0.6%	2,806.61	£2.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 396.25 (16.7% Upside)
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RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 1,950.45 +0.4%	927.90	£2.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,060	2,056.07	£2.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,370 (6.1% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 326.80 +1.0%	6,166.04	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 388 (18.7% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 481.60 +1.2%	19.94	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 558.33 (15.9% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,226 +0.2%	1,811.23	£2.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,016.67 (35.5% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 560.50 +0.9%	1,724.62	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 810 (44.5% Upside)
ROO Deliveroo	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 178.64 +0.0%	363.27	£2.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,414.88 +0.8%	-16,985.35	£2.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 310.10 -0.4%	659.79	£2.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (40.9% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 236 +0.4%	311.30	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 296.67 (25.7% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 136.80 -0.1%	786.21	£2.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 200 (46.2% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 56.80 +0.7%	33.33	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 659.50 +0.8%	628.10	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,007 (52.7% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 489 +0.2%	1,106.33	£2.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,284 +0.3%	1,493.79	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,824 (23.6% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,290 +0.7%	181.83	£2.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 106.17 -0.3%	-1,635.90	£2.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,158 +0.7%	1,548.13	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,342 (15.9% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,185 +2.1%	2,371.56	£2.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,000 (25.6% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 228.90 +0.7%	719.81	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.53)	GBX 380.50 (66.2% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 117.63 +0.4%	5,114.35	£2.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 498.02 +0.4%	965.53	£2.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 512.50 -0.4%	1,485.51	£2.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 676.67 (32.0% Upside)
BUR Burford Capital	Financial Services	GBX 1,024.84 +0.1%	18.33	£2.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,600 (56.1% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 225.50 +0.2%	-1,503.33	£2.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (33.0% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 634.50 +1.3%	589.14	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 844.50 (33.1% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 159 +0.4%	-6,360.00	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 179.40 (12.8% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 218.40 +0.9%	5,326.83	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 252.67 (15.7% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.42 -0.7%	0.00	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JUST Just Group	Financial Services	GBX 211.29 +0.1%	3,250.54	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 199.80 (-5.4% Downside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 118.80 +0.5%	594,000.00	£2.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 2,952.48 +0.4%	855.79	£2.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,304.67 (11.9% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 442.20 -0.9%	-2,746.58	£2.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 583.50 (32.0% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 276.50 -0.4%	1,298.12	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 374 (35.3% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 498.20 +0.5%	2,307.55	£2.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 501 (0.6% Upside)
GGP Greatland Gold	Basic Materials	GBX 300.82 -0.1%	23,319.15	£2.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 423.50 (40.8% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 2,759.99 0.0%	1,007.30	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 855.10 +0.2%	934.23	£1.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,100 (28.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,802 -0.6%	3,049.07	£1.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,095.67 (16.3% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 201 +0.5%	1,399.72	£1.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 193.10 -0.2%	9,655.00	£1.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 265 (37.2% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,148 -0.3%	-25,855.86	£1.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (5.3% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	-1,026.48	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,650 (33.3% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 368 +0.5%	3,033.80	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 530.50 +0.9%	700.79	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 635 (19.7% Upside)
VTY Vistry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 593.40 +0.6%	2,722.02	£1.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 631 (6.3% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,045 -0.1%	1,301.48	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,933.33 (22.0% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,074.64 +1.4%	413.63	£1.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 221 -2.6%	5,525.00	£1.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,650 -0.2%	1,603.03	£1.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
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TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 74.80 +0.1%	-1,591.49	£1.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 100 (33.7% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 157.80 +0.1%	1,005.10	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 220.80 (39.9% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,175 +0.1%	1,972.13	£1.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 295.25 +0.8%	1,426.33	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 242 +0.6%	773.16	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 885 +0.3%	860.89	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,200 (35.6% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 931.60 +0.9%	922.37	£1.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 940 (0.9% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 457.50 +1.9%	382.65	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,565 +2.4%	-41,370.97	£1.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,725 (6.2% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,486 +0.5%	-26,678.64	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 324.20 +5.5%	1,706.32	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 315.83 (-2.6% Downside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,075 +0.2%	2,209.80	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,562.50 (23.5% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 859.50 -0.2%	890.67	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 991.50 (15.4% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 137.20 +0.6%	1,805.26	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 172.50 (25.7% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 400.75 +0.6%	15,237.64	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 518 +0.2%	1,498.97	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,589 +0.4%	1,126.15	£1.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,016.67 (26.9% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 186.80 +0.7%	1,086.05	£1.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 190 (1.7% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 183.60 -0.8%	1,302.13	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 255 (38.9% Upside)
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group	Communication Services	GBX 324	3,483.87	£1.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 350 (8.0% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 256 +2.0%	-8.00	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390.50 (52.5% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 46.86 -0.8%	884.15	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 51 (8.8% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 338.40 +1.2%	-837.61	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 156.50 -3.2%	-978.13	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 232.50 (48.6% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 306.20 -0.1%	464.43	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 249.28 -0.3%	890.29	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 337.50 (35.4% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 97.35 -1.4%	809.90	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 117.50 (20.7% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 327.50 -0.5%	-22,586.21	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 75.60 +0.8%	1,558.76	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 120 (58.7% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 538 +0.6%	3,405.06	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 570 (5.9% Upside)
TEP Telecom Plus	Utilities	GBX 1,804 +0.8%	1,896.95	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,600 (44.1% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 272.20 +0.4%	1,944.29	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 385 (41.4% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 181.48 +0.5%	-3,139.79	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 582 -1.2%	447.69	£1.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 690.25 (18.6% Upside)
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,347 +1.6%	756.74	£1.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,175 (-12.8% Downside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 129.40 +1.3%	1,702.63	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 215 (66.2% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 68.50 +2.2%	1,571.10	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 53 (-22.6% Downside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 390.43 0.0%	2,551.95	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 185.40 -0.9%	1,261.22	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 317.50 (71.3% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 330.01 -1.2%	-696.81	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 612 -0.1%	454.34	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 820 (34.0% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 983.05 +0.1%	766.45	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 226 -0.9%	2,378.95	£1.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170 (-24.8% Downside)
VEIL Vietnam Enterprise	Financial Services	GBX 747 +0.3%	830.00	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 123.44 +1.0%	-6,297.81	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BREE Breedon Group	Basic Materials	GBX 361.40 -0.3%	1,390.00	£1.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 561.67 (55.4% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 114 +0.9%	5,846.15	£1.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 140 (22.8% Upside)
FGT Finsbury Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 877 -0.1%	3,536.30	£1.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FAN Volution Group	Industrials	GBX 614 +0.2%	3,101.01	£1.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 740 (20.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 373.85 +0.5%	590.69	£1.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,482.83 +0.2%	1,859.34	£1.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PTEC Playtech	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 391.50 -1.6%	546.03	£1.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 729 (86.2% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 119.86 +0.4%	1,709.79	£1.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEQI Sequoia Economic Infrastructure		GBX 77.58 +0.9%	1,539.25	£1.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 89.35 -0.3%	1,240.97	£1.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 107.50 (20.3% Upside)
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 878 -1.0%	2,360.22	£1.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FGP FirstGroup	Industrials	GBX 215.60 +0.1%	1,051.71	£1.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (11.3% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 148.20 -0.3%	-4,940.03	£1.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 231 (55.9% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 53.91 +0.9%	9.77	£1.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EVR EVRAZ	Basic Materials	GBX 81	42.19	£1.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 9/3/2025)

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What is the FTSE 100 index?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated July 31, 2022

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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What is the FTSE 100 index?

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

A History of the FTSE 100

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