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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 11,110.00 +0.5%	2.16	GEL479.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,384.60 +0.9%	11.44	£237.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-6.1% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£132 -1.9%	19.88	£204.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (16.2% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,431 +2.2%	17.04	£174.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (170.5% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,080.50 -4.3%	9.60	£171.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-4.3% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 986 +4.8%	9.39	£141.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,924 +1.4%	13.02	£128.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£177.97 (124.6% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,308 +4.4%	47.68	£112.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (6.3% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 534.50 -2.0%	39.93	£104.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (18.8% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,611.76 -0.4%	13.21	£99.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,708.33 (2.1% Upside)
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ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,356.50 -0.7%	10.08	£94.34 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-12.3% Downside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,958 -1.3%	13.78	£78.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (3.9% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 583 -1.2%	194.33	£68.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,755 (201.0% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 478.77 +1.3%	11.03	£64.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (10.2% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 102.65 +0.3%	13.51	£59.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (10.5% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,209 +0.1%	19.86	£59.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (8.8% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,911 -1.6%	32.78	£59.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (16.6% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 622.07 +1.3%	8.91	£49.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (16.9% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,018 +0.1%	38.05	£44.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (35.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 4,048.38 +2.1%	N/A	£43.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,657.50 (-9.7% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,452 -1.6%	21.89	£43.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (69.1% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,958.18 +1.6%	9.48	£42.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-1.0% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 4,287.09 +6.0%	31.80	£42.26 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-15.6% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,292.27 +6.8%	23.48	£42.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (25.9% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£175.80 +3.5%	17.30	£34.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,516.91 +0.2%	14.02	£33.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,012.50 (32.7% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 166 +3.8%	N/A	£33.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,440 +1.3%	17.46	£32.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (11.8% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 335.10 -0.5%	18.11	£29.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (19.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,612 -0.6%	9.48	£29.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (34.5% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 463.40 -2.0%	17.10	£29.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (3.3% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,360.98 -0.4%	22.40	£28.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (10.4% 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 112.80 -2.5%	N/A	£25.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (1.6% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 996.11 +1.5%	6.49	£24.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (38.4% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,200 +6.6%	17.04	£23.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (24.6% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,285 -1.0%	4.24	£23.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (66.1% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,587.51 +0.7%	15.84	£23.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (58.0% 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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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,791 -0.2%	13.13	£21.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (23.0% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 448.50 +3.3%	6.21	£19.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (3.9% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 202.50 -3.3%	18.75	£19.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 872 -0.5%	9.35	£18.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 627.80 +1.4%	12.94	£16.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (14.5% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,597.17 +0.2%	17.75	£16.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (4.3% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£141.95 -1.6%	19.04	£16.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-0.7% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,434.46 -4.0%	5.21	£16.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,927.78 +7.0%	1.01	£15.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (8.8% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 281.81 +0.4%	28.93	£15.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (103.6% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,041.26 +3.7%	44.19	£15.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£5,338.78 (13,110.7% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,226 +2.0%	N/A	£14.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (79.3% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,926.50 -1.0%	14.46	£13.48 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-9.4% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 367.91 -0.4%	19.78	£13.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,133 -0.3%	40.79	£12.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (22.0% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 450 -0.8%	24.27	£11.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (5.7% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 235.60 -3.6%	33.66	£10.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (413.6% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 832 +1.9%	1,040.00	£10.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (32.3% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,460 -0.1%	14.32	£10.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-19.0% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 746.40 -0.6%	18.34	£10.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (15.1% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,106 +7.2%	11.80	£9.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (43.7% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$55,502.00 +2.7%	N/A	$9.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,980 +1.4%	49.57	£9.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-2.7% Downside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 583.50 -0.1%	17.37	£9.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.3% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,314 +1.0%	70.93	£9.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (8.8% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,884.58 -1.4%	23.43	£8.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,161.29 (9.6% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,665 +0.5%	26.23	£8.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-3.5% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 826 +2.7%	22.33	£8.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (57.7% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 181.55 -2.3%	N/A	£8.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (21.9% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,552 +0.6%	18.11	£8.19 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-8.4% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 718 +3.8%	3.81	£7.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 797.35 +0.8%	N/A	£7.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (12.2% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 375.40 -0.2%	30.52	£7.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (11.5% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 323.60 +0.9%	26.31	£7.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (109.5% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,557 +1.3%	33.29	£7.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (22.3% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$14.75 +13.5%	N/A	C$7.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,283.50 +0.0%	8.86	£7.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.3% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 829 +1.3%	20.88	£7.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (36.3% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,940 +3.2%	23.75	£7.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-5.7% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 311.80 -0.6%	18.45	£6.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,065 (241.6% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,914 +2.5%	2.78	£6.85 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,140 -0.6%	22.49	£6.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (10.0% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£199.50 +0.8%	31.95	£6.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-0.1% Downside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 348.12 +1.7%	10.05	£6.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,912 -1.3%	18.19	£6.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-32.6% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,425.98 +4.4%	25.51	£6.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (42.3% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,168 -0.4%	11.82	£5.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (43.4% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 465.50 +1.1%	16.05	£5.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (46.1% Upside)
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INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 650 +1.4%	8.67	£5.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (1.5% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,755 -0.3%	10.03	£5.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-1.5% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,814.50 -1.4%	N/A	£5.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,155 +0.3%	435.91	£5.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-2.2% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,801.71 +1.7%	10.99	£5.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (39.2% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,885 +1.2%	31.13	£5.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (16.4% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,033.16 -0.2%	18.52	£5.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (50.9% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,326 +0.8%	23.28	£4.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 735.50 +12.1%	4.15	£4.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (2.7% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 661.58 +0.7%	14.41	£4.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-3.1% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 287.70 -0.2%	20.85	£4.83 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (4.4% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 87.78 +1.2%	877.80	£4.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (165.1% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 818.33 +2.3%	16.70	£4.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 923.80 (12.9% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 425 +1.4%	9.38	£4.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (5.0% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,144 -0.5%	28.48	£4.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-3.2% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 185.20 -0.2%	14.25	£4.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (25.9% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 239.31 -1.2%	11.29	£4.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-5.4% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,034 -0.6%	68.33	£4.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (3.5% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 153.10 -1.6%	10.64	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (31.6% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,154 -1.8%	195.59	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (14.6% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,782 -0.8%	162.00	£4.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-5.5% Downside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,407.15 +0.6%	19.67	£4.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,968.33 (23.3% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 839	16.13	£4.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (2.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 204 +0.7%	23.72	£3.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (50.0% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 617.87 +2.1%	N/A	£3.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (66.4% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 248.51 -3.8%	N/A	£3.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 295.17 (18.8% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 229.80 -6.8%	N/A	£3.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-10.8% Downside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 470 +1.4%	13.80	£3.79 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (17.7% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 500	9.24	£3.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (10.0% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,135 +2.1%	50.39	£3.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-26.7% Downside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,100 +1.6%	N/A	£3.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (9.4% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,789.26 -0.6%	25.52	£3.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,957.78 (9.4% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 250.60 +1.5%	16.82	£3.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (60.6% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 348.95 -0.3%	N/A	£3.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (290.8% 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 366.50 -0.5%	11.45	£3.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (22.8% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,052.50 +1.0%	11.93	£3.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (44.8% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,846 -0.6%	12.79	£3.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-15.7% Downside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311.33 (0.3% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 602.50 +1.1%	14.41	£3.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 291.40 +0.6%	19.43	£3.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 267.25 (-8.3% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 435.60 +1.8%	15.56	£3.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (47.8% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 753 -4.9%	6.97	£3.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (26.2% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 734.40 +2.1%	19.64	£3.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (40.9% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,458 +0.9%	9.41	£3.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (21.2% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,320 -1.2%	7.09	£3.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,475.83 -0.3%	8.15	£3.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (44.2% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 520 -4.1%	17.33	£3.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (606.3% Upside)
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HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 594.40 +11.4%	15.24	£3.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-1.4% Downside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 282.02 +0.8%	N/A	£3.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (24.1% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 80.70 -2.4%	13.91	£3.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (20.8% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,560 -1.4%	19.16	£2.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-15.4% Downside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 337 +2.6%	4.35	£2.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 619.71 -1.6%	17.96	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (10.1% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 830 +0.7%	11.59	£2.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (27.7% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 568 -0.2%	4.98	£2.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 527 -0.2%	26.48	£2.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (37.8% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 74.80 +0.9%	10.91	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (49.7% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 193.90 -0.2%	22.55	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (5.1% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 473.60 -1.9%	19.61	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (22.1% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 770.50 -1.8%	38.14	£2.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (266.0% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 755 +4.0%	6.90	£2.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 263.32 +0.1%	N/A	£2.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (32.9% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.33 +2.4%	N/A	£2.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,625.42 +1.4%	5.78	£2.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 257.40 +0.8%	18.29	£2.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-1.1% Downside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 312.40 +2.2%	22.80	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (28.7% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,561.17 +0.6%	1.77	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 567.50 +0.4%	26.15	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (-9.1% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 62.40 +1.3%	0.33	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 342.49 -0.5%	14.15	£2.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (6.6% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 136.95 +1.2%	7.40	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (33.5% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 133 -0.4%	9.64	£2.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 138.20 -0.4%	9.68	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 609.75 -2.1%	20.10	£2.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 576.25 (-5.5% Downside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 92.40 +0.1%	14.00	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (22.7% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,397.93 +0.1%	7.44	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,315 +2.7%	5.61	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (24.9% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 116.11 +6.5%	9.71	£2.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (34.8% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 223 +0.3%	67.58	£2.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (17.3% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,318 -0.2%	2,396.36	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.3% Downside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 254.60 +4.2%	51.96	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (51.2% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,829.05 -0.6%	27.85	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (5.2% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 469.21 -1.5%	97.75	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 634.20 (35.2% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 102.10 -1.4%	N/A	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 364 +0.4%	6.20	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 589.90 +13.4%	117.98	£2.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-33.9% Downside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,614 +0.1%	13.00	£2.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (12.7% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,898 +0.9%	13.23	£2.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (3.1% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 425.50 +1.3%	6.78	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 219.53 +0.6%	12.84	£2.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-6.2% Downside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 882.03 +1.2%	9.64	£2.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (30.8% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,965.82 +1.3%	18.78	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (3.0% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,784 +1.9%	13.56	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (56.3% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,218 +1.5%	26.36	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 158 -2.7%	21.64	£1.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 189.20 (19.7% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 193.45 -3.6%	11.87	£1.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 206.25 (6.6% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,020 +4.5%	2.79	£1.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 349.60 +2.2%	7.60	£1.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-0.8% Downside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,659.61 +1.7%	13.39	£1.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-12.9% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 355 +0.4%	13.92	£1.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 397 +1.8%	18.47	£1.80 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 519 +0.2%	7.05	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (28.7% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 203 -1.5%	13.10	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (20.2% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 272.09 +1.1%	9.37	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 74.10	N/A	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (35.0% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 182.10 -0.3%	101.17	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (39.4% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,691 -0.9%	14.17	£1.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (7.9% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 329.52 +3.9%	9.41	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (64.6% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 860 +0.1%	13.56	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,199 (39.4% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 538 -0.1%	18.48	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 720.37 +1.1%	24.34	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-24.1% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 397.50 +0.1%	48.53	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 197.69 0.0%	4.06	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (88.9% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,958.38 +3.8%	124.83	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-6.0% Downside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 840.29 +3.9%	183.07	£1.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-34.5% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,214 +0.5%	5.29	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 799.86 -0.5%	10.88	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (50.0% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 203.20 -0.9%	72.57	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (42.8% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 72.48 -3.2%	0.11	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 150.20 -2.1%	12.95	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (17.8% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.18 -0.1%	6.61	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (26.1% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.70 +1.4%	13.75	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (54.9% 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)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 621.65 -0.9%	5.31	£1.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (8.6% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,130 +1.8%	15.73	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 247.38 -1.1%	8.08	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (96.1% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,197.11 +0.7%	30.95	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (46.4% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 569 +2.9%	N/A	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (20.5% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,616 -3.6%	21.68	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (3.4% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,994.17 +2.5%	16.92	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (15.3% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 762.04 +0.3%	8.47	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (36.5% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 429 +0.9%	9.39	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 432.50 -0.6%	3.96	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 126.32 +5.9%	18.71	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (30.9% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 150.60 +1.2%	7.44	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 160 -3.0%	3.02	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 176.22 +2.6%	N/A	£1.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (308.3% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 880 +8.3%	15.77	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 962.50 (9.4% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 500 -4.8%	40.65	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619.40 (23.9% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 204.20 +1.3%	12.35	£1.33 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-26.5% Downside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 716.50 -3.6%	N/A	£1.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (11.4% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 327.32 +1.1%	8.59	£1.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 390.11 (19.2% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 604 -1.6%	11.94	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (24.3% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,202.72 +0.7%	0.93	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 61 +7.0%	10.18	£1.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 284 (365.6% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,650 +0.6%	13.99	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 113.72 +0.8%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 277 +1.1%	2.46	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 349.26 -0.6%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,329.50 +0.1%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 460 -0.9%	19.91	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 350 (-23.9% Downside)

(Last Updated: 6/15/2026)

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This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

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

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

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

A History of the FTSE 100

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

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

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

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

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

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

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

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

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

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

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

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

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

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

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

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