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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 10,640.00 -1.8%	2.15	GEL459.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,373.46 +1.1%	11.45	£235.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-5.3% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£139.16 -0.6%	20.96	£215.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (10.2% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,205 -1.0%	10.68	£178.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-8.0% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,138 +0.1%	15.59	£159.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,462.50 (-21.5% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 905.80 +0.5%	8.63	£130.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,765.38 0.0%	12.76	£126.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,860 (-11.7% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 565.20 +0.3%	42.22	£110.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (12.3% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,875 -0.3%	13.96	£105.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,500 (-7.7% Downside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,208.20 -1.3%	44.04	£103.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (15.1% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,257.50 -0.3%	9.86	£92.98 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,921.32 (-7.9% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,915 +0.0%	13.48	£76.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (6.2% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 569.11 -0.9%	189.70	£66.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 534 (-6.2% Downside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,279 +1.9%	21.01	£62.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,305.50 (2.1% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 446.05 +1.0%	10.28	£60.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (18.3% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,953 +1.4%	33.51	£60.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (14.1% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 99.60 +1.1%	13.11	£58.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (13.9% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 584.20 +0.4%	8.37	£46.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (24.5% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,326 +0.6%	39.35	£45.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (30.8% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,447 -0.8%	21.85	£43.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (69.4% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,946 +0.5%	9.42	£42.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-0.4% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,340 -0.8%	28.85	£42.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (25.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,824.60 +0.7%	N/A	£40.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,111.43 (-18.6% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,922.61 +0.7%	29.10	£38.67 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,493.75 (-10.9% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,600 +0.9%	14.79	£35.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,000 (25.0% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£166.70 +0.5%	16.41	£33.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163 +1.9%	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,955 +0.1%	16.33	£30.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (19.6% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 343.10 +0.2%	18.55	£30.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (16.2% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,673 -1.1%	9.60	£29.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (32.8% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 462.50 -0.5%	17.07	£29.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (3.5% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,427 +0.7%	27.93	£29.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (7.4% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,130.50 -1.2%	7.36	£28.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (22.0% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 111.41 -0.5%	N/A	£25.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (2.9% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,236 -1.8%	17.23	£23.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (23.2% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,310 +2.7%	3.56	£23.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (64.3% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,591 -2.0%	17.51	£23.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (57.8% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
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BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 224.70 +2.4%	23.41	£21.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,795 -1.0%	11.21	£21.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (22.8% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 864 +2.6%	9.26	£18.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 396.90 +1.6%	5.71	£17.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (17.4% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,564 +1.6%	49.91	£17.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,737.50 (-18.1% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 626 +0.3%	12.90	£16.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 709 (13.3% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,497.50 +1.9%	4.87	£16.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,298.39 +0.3%	16.60	£15.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (11.5% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,860 -0.5%	1.00	£15.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (10.1% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 270.90 +1.3%	27.81	£15.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-7.5% Downside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£130.35 -0.2%	17.49	£15.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (8.2% Upside)
RBD Reabold Resources	Energy	GBX 92.98 -4.1%	N/A	£13.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,836 -0.5%	13.78	£12.88 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,761 (-4.1% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,374 +3.1%	N/A	£12.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (100.0% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,142.50 -0.2%	41.13	£12.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (21.0% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 332.60 +2.3%	22.63	£12.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 463.90 -0.4%	25.02	£11.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 461.43 (-0.5% Downside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,480 -0.6%	14.40	£10.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-19.4% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,288 -1.5%	12.32	£10.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,633.33 (31.4% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 819.40 +1.3%	1,024.25	£10.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,076.43 (31.4% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 229.80 +3.7%	32.83	£10.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 205 (-10.8% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 715.64 +0.6%	17.58	£9.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (20.0% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,025 +2.6%	51.17	£9.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,626.25 (-5.7% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,128 +0.9%	29.85	£9.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,075.57 (-1.7% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,360 +1.0%	73.41	£9.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (5.1% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 924 +1.1%	24.98	£9.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (41.0% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,916.00 +1.5%	N/A	$9.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 583.50 +0.3%	17.37	£9.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.3% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 200.30 +0.7%	N/A	£9.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (10.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,480 -0.2%	25.37	£8.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-0.3% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 878.80 -1.2%	23.65	£8.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,165.71 (32.6% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.30 +2.0%	N/A	C$7.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 788.50 +0.6%	N/A	£7.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (13.4% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,386 -0.3%	16.93	£7.66 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-2.0% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 680 +2.3%	3.61	£7.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,281.50 -0.1%	8.85	£7.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.2% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,498 +0.4%	32.53	£7.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (25.2% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 314.70 0.0%	25.59	£7.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-5.4% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,112 +1.0%	2.92	£7.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 347.20 -1.0%	385.78	£7.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (20.6% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 309.60 -1.7%	18.32	£6.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (4.6% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,127.23 -0.1%	22.23	£6.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (11.3% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£205.60 +7.9%	32.93	£6.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-3.1% Downside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,776 +2.1%	22.42	£6.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-0.1% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,504 +1.0%	26.33	£6.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (37.9% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 509.60 +2.6%	17.57	£6.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (33.4% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,209.50 +1.0%	12.24	£6.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (38.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,850 +0.7%	17.60	£6.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,448.43 (-21.7% Downside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,816 -0.9%	10.38	£5.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,645.17 (-9.4% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 630.50 -1.6%	9.70	£5.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (4.7% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,884.63 -0.1%	9.26	£5.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,456.57 (30.3% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,798.50 +2.2%	N/A	£5.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,155 +0.5%	N/A	£5.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,963.29 (-3.1% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,063.50 -0.3%	19.06	£5.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (46.6% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,975 +0.9%	31.53	£5.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (14.9% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,315 +0.4%	23.08	£4.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 292.20 -0.4%	21.17	£4.90 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 302.57 (3.5% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 623 +0.8%	18.71	£4.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (2.9% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 675 +0.2%	3.81	£4.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (12.0% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 284.40 -1.0%	N/A	£4.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 299.83 (5.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 247 +2.2%	11.65	£4.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-10.0% Downside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,191.46 +2.9%	28.81	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,712.50 (-11.4% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 186.70 -0.9%	12.53	£4.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (24.9% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,991 +4.3%	67.36	£4.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (5.0% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 767 +1.4%	15.65	£4.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 924 (20.5% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,818 +1.3%	165.27	£4.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-7.4% 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)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 394.80 +1.6%	8.75	£4.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 448.13 (13.5% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,421.21 +2.3%	19.78	£4.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 3,071.67 (26.9% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 149.30	10.38	£4.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (34.9% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,124 +0.6%	N/A	£4.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,325.56 (17.9% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 242.60 -5.3%	N/A	£4.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-15.5% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.72 +0.7%	767.20	£3.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (203.3% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 197 -3.2%	22.91	£3.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 308.78 (56.7% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 795 -0.1%	15.29	£3.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 792.50 (-0.3% Downside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,235 +3.5%	51.37	£3.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-28.1% Downside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 452.81 +0.0%	13.62	£3.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 584.40 (29.1% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,183.06 +2.5%	N/A	£3.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,218.33 (1.6% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 254.70 +1.5%	17.09	£3.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (58.0% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,094 +3.0%	12.40	£3.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (39.4% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 579 -2.7%	19.30	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 675 (16.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 538.60 +0.1%	N/A	£3.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (90.9% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 348 +0.6%	N/A	£3.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 475 (36.5% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 368.50 -0.3%	8.05	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (22.1% 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)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 440.60 +7.3%	15.74	£3.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (46.1% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,654 +0.2%	12.28	£3.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-12.3% Downside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 594 +0.5%	14.21	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 735.15 +0.5%	19.66	£3.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (40.8% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 682.50 +2.2%	20.19	£3.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 692.14 (1.4% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,627 +12.8%	23.21	£3.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,908.89 (17.3% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 282.20 +0.3%	18.81	£3.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 256 (-9.3% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,459 -0.5%	8.06	£3.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (45.9% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 726 +1.3%	6.72	£3.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (30.9% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,356 +1.4%	9.13	£3.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (24.9% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.35 +0.1%	14.03	£3.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (19.9% Upside)
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RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,229.84 0.0%	6.82	£3.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 275.90 +1.1%	N/A	£2.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (16.9% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 839.50 +2.6%	11.72	£2.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (26.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,520 -0.2%	20.40	£2.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,358 (-21.1% Downside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 313.76 +1.0%	6.38	£2.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 572 -2.4%	14.67	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (2.4% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 567 +0.5%	4.97	£2.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 846.33 0.0%	41.90	£2.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010.75 (19.4% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 78.54	11.46	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (42.6% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 370.20 +5.7%	5.72	£2.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (48.6% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 277.60 +0.4%	19.73	£2.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-8.3% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 135.24 -1.7%	11.31	£2.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.50 (26.1% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 193.60 +1.7%	22.51	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 201.57 (4.1% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 497.80 -0.6%	25.02	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (45.9% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 465.60 +7.9%	19.28	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (24.2% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 643 +5.1%	25.16	£2.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 563.13 (-12.4% Downside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 310 +1.7%	22.63	£2.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (29.7% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.19 +0.6%	N/A	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,594 +0.5%	5.67	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 245.09 +1.3%	74.27	£2.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (6.8% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 529 +1.8%	110.21	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 630.25 (19.1% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.55 -0.2%	14.17	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (21.2% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 132.73 +0.5%	7.17	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (37.7% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,389.95 -0.6%	1.76	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 128	20.65	£2.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 246.04 +1.6%	N/A	£2.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (42.3% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 693 +1.3%	6.34	£2.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 59.36 -7.5%	0.31	£2.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 131.32 +0.2%	9.20	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 318.60 +1.5%	13.17	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 348.67 (9.4% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,278.03 +1.2%	7.08	£2.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 262.60 +2.0%	53.59	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (46.6% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 508.50 +0.1%	90.80	£2.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 490 (-3.6% Downside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,318	2,396.36	£2.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.3% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 177 +0.5%	24.25	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 188.20 (6.3% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,760 +4.3%	27.17	£2.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,813.33 (1.9% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 100.30 +1.6%	N/A	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,866 +1.1%	14.18	£2.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (49.4% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 361 -0.1%	6.15	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,480 +1.3%	12.63	£2.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (16.1% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 414.67 +0.3%	6.60	£2.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,990 +0.9%	19.01	£2.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (1.8% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 225.80 -0.1%	12.34	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-8.8% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,110.61 +0.7%	4.74	£2.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (47.9% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,201.24 +0.6%	26.00	£2.00 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
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,720 +0.8%	11.99	£1.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (13.8% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 242 +3.6%	19.21	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 325.33 (34.4% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 820.70 +1.3%	8.97	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (40.5% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 355.03 -1.1%	10.28	£1.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 185.40 -1.0%	103.00	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (36.9% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 962.70 +0.1%	2.63	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 335.80 +2.0%	7.30	£1.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (3.3% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,728 +0.0%	14.48	£1.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (5.6% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 204.30 -0.3%	13.71	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (19.4% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 78.65 +0.8%	0.12	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,154 +6.4%	133.08	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-15.0% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 499.45 -0.3%	6.79	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (33.7% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 267 +1.3%	9.20	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 474.50 -2.2%	N/A	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-17.8% Downside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 169.90 -0.1%	6.88	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 207.50 (22.1% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 402 +0.8%	49.08	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 72.24 +1.3%	N/A	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (38.4% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 205 +0.8%	4.21	£1.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (113.2% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 540	18.55	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,478.38 +1.1%	34.91	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (29.8% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,365.43 +0.8%	11.90	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-2.0% Downside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 827.33 +0.2%	12.50	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,200.50 (45.1% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 311.18 -0.9%	8.89	£1.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (74.3% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,206 +1.0%	5.25	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 335.90 +1.4%	2.42	£1.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 684 +0.1%	23.11	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-20.1% Downside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 805 +21.1%	N/A	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 725 (-9.9% Downside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 99.20 -0.7%	7.18	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (26.0% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 777.50 +2.3%	10.58	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (54.3% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 846.50 -1.6%	N/A	£1.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (-5.7% Downside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 639.74 -1.7%	5.47	£1.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (5.5% 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)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.17 -0.1%	13.66	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 124 (54.7% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 175.94 -2.5%	3.32	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 144.30 +0.1%	12.44	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (22.7% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 328.18 +1.6%	15.27	£1.49 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,800 -0.7%	22.55	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (-0.5% Downside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,079 +1.3%	15.47	£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
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 749 +11.3%	163.18	£1.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-26.6% Downside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 572 -0.1%	N/A	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (18.7% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 526.50 +2.9%	30.09	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 616.75 (17.1% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 831.50 +19.0%	26.82	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 830 (-0.2% Downside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 639.50 -0.5%	12.64	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (17.4% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 213.14 +0.3%	12.89	£1.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-29.6% Downside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 426.79 +0.1%	3.90	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 420 -0.8%	9.19	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 747 +0.3%	8.50	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,025.20 (37.2% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 147.21 +0.7%	7.27	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 231 -1.7%	7.83	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (110.0% Upside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 63.60 -6.7%	10.62	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 278 (337.1% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,840.27 +2.7%	16.05	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (21.6% Upside)
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 225.92 +3.2%	N/A	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-7.0% Downside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 281.50 -0.5%	2.50	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 352.66 +1.3%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 130.25 +2.4%	N/A	£1.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 218.60 (67.8% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 163.35 +0.8%	N/A	£1.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 244.50 (49.7% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 112.93 +1.3%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 313.20 +1.6%	8.58	£1.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.89 (24.2% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,614 +0.7%	13.69	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 5/22/2026)

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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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