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

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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 11,130.00 +0.2%	2.25	GEL481.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,340.80 +0.0%	11.17	£229.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-3.0% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£137.86 +0.5%	20.76	£213.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (11.2% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,294.50 +1.2%	10.98	£183.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-10.5% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,092 -2.1%	15.36	£157.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,462.50 (-20.4% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 889 +0.2%	8.47	£128.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,533 -2.5%	12.38	£122.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,860 (-8.9% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 567.10 +2.7%	42.36	£110.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (12.0% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,952 +0.5%	14.19	£107.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,500 (-9.1% Downside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,157.60 +1.5%	42.20	£99.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (20.1% Upside)
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ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,316.50 +1.4%	9.99	£94.27 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,921.32 (-9.2% 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 1,884 +0.4%	13.26	£75.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (8.0% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 564.88 -1.5%	188.29	£66.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 534 (-5.5% Downside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 429.85 +0.6%	9.90	£58.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (22.7% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,188 -7.9%	19.52	£58.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,305.50 (9.9% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,880.50 +1.6%	32.26	£58.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (18.5% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 96.60 +1.5%	12.71	£56.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (17.4% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,458 +1.6%	39.91	£46.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (29.0% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 570.20 +0.4%	8.17	£45.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (27.5% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,534 +0.6%	22.63	£44.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (63.6% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,680 +0.4%	29.90	£43.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (20.9% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,903.50 -0.9%	9.22	£41.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (1.8% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,728.50 -1.4%	N/A	£39.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,111.43 (-16.6% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,714 -1.9%	27.55	£36.61 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,493.75 (-5.9% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,572 +1.7%	14.53	£34.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,000 (27.2% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£162.90 -1.5%	16.03	£32.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160.35 -1.6%	N/A	£32.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,885 +2.1%	16.16	£30.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (20.8% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 340.70 +1.1%	18.42	£30.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (17.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,717 +0.4%	9.69	£30.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (31.5% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 465.80 +1.0%	17.19	£29.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (2.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,361.38 +1.9%	27.17	£28.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (10.4% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,131 -0.3%	7.37	£28.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (21.9% 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 113 +1.2%	N/A	£26.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (1.4% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,731 +2.8%	18.45	£24.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,031 (47.6% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,302.87 -1.8%	17.59	£24.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (20.7% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 235.40 +1.3%	24.52	£22.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,903.80 +0.7%	11.65	£22.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (18.2% Upside)
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AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,171 +3.6%	3.35	£22.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (74.8% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 856 +2.6%	9.17	£18.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 387.20 -0.3%	5.57	£17.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (20.4% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,490 -1.0%	49.10	£16.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,737.50 (-16.8% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 631 +1.7%	13.00	£16.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 709 (12.4% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 6,090 -0.2%	1.04	£16.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (5.9% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,448.50 +0.8%	4.71	£15.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,188 +0.4%	16.17	£15.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (14.5% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£129.50 +2.5%	17.37	£14.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (8.9% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 266.71 +0.6%	27.38	£14.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-6.0% Downside)
RBD Reabold Resources	Energy	GBX 99.06 +0.0%	N/A	£14.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,859.50 +1.1%	13.95	£13.05 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,761 (-5.3% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,336 +2.3%	N/A	£12.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (101.1% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,122 +0.9%	40.40	£12.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,185.86 (5.7% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 479.80 +0.8%	25.88	£12.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 461.43 (-3.8% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 328.34 +5.6%	22.34	£11.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,492 -1.1%	12.91	£10.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,633.33 (25.4% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 813.40 +1.0%	1,016.75	£10.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,076.43 (32.3% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,392 +0.9%	14.03	£10.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-17.4% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 216.40 -1.5%	30.91	£9.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 205 (-5.3% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 940 +1.3%	25.41	£9.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (38.6% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 695.20 +1.1%	17.08	£9.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (23.6% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,945 +4.8%	50.58	£9.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,251.25 (-10.0% 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 582.50 +0.1%	17.34	£9.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.2% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,014 +2.5%	28.76	£9.07 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 2,938.43 (-2.5% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 199.10 +2.7%	N/A	£9.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (11.2% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,306 +2.0%	70.49	£8.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (9.5% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$52,775.99 -1.7%	N/A	$8.92 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,570 +0.4%	25.79	£8.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-1.9% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 907.20 +2.8%	24.41	£8.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,165.71 (28.5% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 787.96 +0.6%	N/A	£7.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (13.5% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.00 -2.2%	N/A	C$7.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,418 +0.8%	17.16	£7.76 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-3.3% Downside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,517 +0.5%	32.77	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,158 (25.5% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,280.60 -0.1%	8.84	£7.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.1% Downside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 309.70 +0.3%	25.18	£7.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-3.9% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 645 -2.1%	3.42	£7.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,084 -0.2%	2.90	£7.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 313.10 +2.0%	18.53	£7.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (3.4% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,150 +1.2%	22.68	£6.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (9.1% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 333.40 +2.3%	370.44	£6.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 415 (24.5% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,720 +1.1%	21.97	£6.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (1.9% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£195.40 -0.3%	31.29	£6.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (2.0% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,482 +1.4%	26.10	£6.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (39.1% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 489.60 +1.6%	16.88	£6.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (38.9% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,864 +0.2%	10.65	£5.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,645.17 (-11.7% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,164 +0.4%	11.78	£5.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (43.9% Upside)
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IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,729.79 +9.9%	16.46	£5.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,302 (-24.7% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 605 +0.7%	9.30	£5.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (9.1% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,768 +0.3%	N/A	£5.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,835 +0.2%	9.01	£5.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,456.57 (33.9% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,975 +1.0%	31.53	£5.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (14.9% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 5,975 +0.4%	N/A	£5.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,891.86 (-1.4% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,299 -0.1%	22.80	£4.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 979.60 +0.8%	17.56	£4.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (59.1% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 304.80 +0.6%	N/A	£4.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 299.83 (-1.6% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 281.20 +1.7%	20.38	£4.72 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.78)	GBX 302.25 (7.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 285 +0.5%	N/A	£4.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-28.1% Downside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 697.50 -1.8%	3.93	£4.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (8.3% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 598 +1.7%	17.96	£4.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (7.2% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 186.30 +1.1%	12.50	£4.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (25.2% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,064 +1.4%	27.93	£4.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,712.50 (-8.6% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 235.70 +0.0%	11.12	£4.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-5.7% Downside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 512.80 +1.9%	15.42	£4.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 598.40 (16.7% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 212.42 +2.1%	24.70	£4.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 310.22 (46.0% 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 1,786 +1.7%	162.36	£4.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-5.7% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 148.78 +0.9%	10.34	£4.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (35.4% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 737.50 +0.6%	15.05	£3.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 924 (25.3% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,097.50 +1.3%	N/A	£3.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,325.56 (20.8% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,349 -0.2%	19.19	£3.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 3,071.67 (30.8% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,797 +0.7%	63.00	£3.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (12.3% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 379.60 +1.4%	8.42	£3.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 448.75 (18.2% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 797 -1.1%	15.33	£3.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 792.50 (-0.6% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 73.46 +2.0%	734.60	£3.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 233 (217.2% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,025 +0.5%	49.31	£3.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-25.1% Downside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 593 +0.3%	19.77	£3.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 675 (13.8% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,122 -1.1%	N/A	£3.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,222 (4.7% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 352 +0.4%	N/A	£3.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 475 (34.9% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 543.47 +1.7%	N/A	£3.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (89.2% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 242.64 -0.3%	16.28	£3.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (65.8% 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)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 363.50 +1.1%	7.94	£3.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (23.8% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,037.33 -0.6%	11.76	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (47.0% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 744 -0.1%	19.89	£3.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (39.1% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 594.38 -0.2%	14.22	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,576 +1.7%	12.07	£3.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-10.8% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 423.70 +3.4%	15.13	£3.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (51.9% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 283 +0.5%	18.87	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 256 (-9.5% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,471 +1.5%	8.13	£3.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (44.7% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 717.50 +3.8%	6.64	£3.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (32.4% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 285.80 +4.0%	N/A	£3.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (12.8% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 598.50 -2.9%	15.35	£3.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-2.1% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,298 +0.9%	8.97	£3.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (27.0% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,200 +0.4%	6.73	£2.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 79.60 +0.8%	13.72	£2.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (22.5% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,560 +6.3%	20.55	£2.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,790 (4.1% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 819 +1.6%	11.44	£2.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (29.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 611.50 +0.3%	18.09	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 693.33 (13.4% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 302.06 -1.8%	6.14	£2.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 557.12 +0.7%	4.89	£2.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 140 -0.6%	11.71	£2.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.50 (21.8% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,433 +2.6%	20.44	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,908.89 (33.2% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.08 -0.7%	11.24	£2.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (45.3% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 819.28 +1.6%	40.56	£2.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010.75 (23.4% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 277.40 +1.8%	19.72	£2.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-8.3% Downside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 492.60 +1.8%	24.75	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (47.5% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 342.30 -1.2%	5.29	£2.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 551.43 (61.1% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 185.50 +1.5%	21.57	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 201.57 (8.7% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,582 +0.5%	1.84	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.21 +0.1%	N/A	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 307.40 +1.5%	22.44	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (30.8% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,574 -0.6%	5.60	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 238.60 +0.8%	72.30	£2.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (9.7% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 512.50 +1.7%	106.77	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 630.25 (23.0% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 92.60 +1.0%	14.03	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (22.5% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 325.60 +1.8%	13.45	£2.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 348.67 (7.1% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 130.70 +1.2%	7.06	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (39.9% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 242 -0.2%	N/A	£2.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (44.6% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 268.60 +2.1%	54.82	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (43.3% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 124.71 +0.7%	20.11	£2.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.27 +0.1%	0.31	£2.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 130 +0.2%	9.10	£2.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 525 -1.4%	93.75	£2.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 490 (-6.7% Downside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 417.60 +1.1%	17.29	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (38.5% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 668 -0.9%	6.11	£2.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,246.78 -1.2%	7.01	£2.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,315 +0.1%	2,390.91	£2.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.1% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 176 +0.9%	24.11	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 188.20 (6.9% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,848 -0.1%	14.04	£2.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (50.9% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 357.85 0.0%	6.10	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 98.35 +0.3%	N/A	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 521 +1.8%	20.38	£2.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 554.38 (6.4% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,384 +0.7%	12.36	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (18.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,972 +0.9%	18.83	£2.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (2.7% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,585 +2.2%	25.44	£2.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,813.33 (8.8% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 403 +0.6%	6.42	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 223.20 +1.0%	12.20	£2.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-7.7% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,198.16 -0.5%	25.93	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,084.70 +0.6%	4.63	£1.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (51.5% Upside)
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 1,716 +0.8%	11.96	£1.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (14.0% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 812.80 0.0%	8.88	£1.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (41.9% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 365 -1.2%	10.57	£1.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 237.20 +1.8%	18.83	£1.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 325.33 (37.2% Upside)
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TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 514 -3.0%	N/A	£1.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-24.1% Downside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 190.60 +0.6%	105.89	£1.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (33.2% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 207.89 +0.4%	13.95	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (17.4% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 80.17 +0.5%	0.12	£1.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 954 +0.2%	2.61	£1.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,722 -0.2%	14.43	£1.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (5.9% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 499.20 +0.4%	6.78	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (33.8% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 206.61 +3.5%	4.24	£1.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (111.5% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 322 +1.8%	7.00	£1.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (7.7% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 71.94 +0.6%	N/A	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (39.0% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 260.50 +1.2%	8.97	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 395.50 -2.3%	48.29	£1.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 538.26 +0.4%	18.49	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 166.10 +2.9%	6.72	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 207.50 (24.9% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 889.50 +0.3%	N/A	£1.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 936.67 (5.3% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 826.50 -0.3%	12.48	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,227.17 (48.5% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.05 +0.1%	14.15	£1.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 126.67 (52.5% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,868 +0.6%	121.01	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-6.5% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,189 +1.4%	5.18	£1.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 99.95 +1.2%	7.23	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (25.1% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,374 +0.4%	33.44	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (35.5% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,278.50 -1.0%	11.47	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,155 (-5.4% Downside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 181.54 -0.3%	3.43	£1.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 300 -0.5%	8.57	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (80.8% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 641.50 +0.4%	5.48	£1.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (5.2% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 343 +0.6%	15.96	£1.55 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 328.10 -1.0%	2.37	£1.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 756.50 +1.7%	10.29	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (58.6% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 657 +0.3%	22.20	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 455 (-30.7% Downside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 144.70 +14.5%	12.47	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.33 (17.7% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 251.50	8.53	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 511 (103.2% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,772 +1.3%	22.41	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (0.1% Upside)
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 246 -0.8%	N/A	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-14.6% Downside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,022.77 +0.8%	15.19	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 434.50	9.51	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 559 +0.7%	N/A	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (21.4% Upside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 65.40 -4.9%	10.92	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 278 (325.1% Upside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 708.50 -1.7%	N/A	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 725 (2.3% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 744 +0.4%	8.46	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,025.20 (37.8% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 629 +0.4%	12.43	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (19.4% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 423 +0.8%	3.87	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 208.80 -0.6%	12.62	£1.36 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-28.2% Downside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 144.60 -0.4%	7.14	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 292.17 +0.4%	2.59	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 687 -0.4%	149.67	£1.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-19.9% Downside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 483.60 +2.2%	27.63	£1.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 616.75 (27.5% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,760 +1.8%	15.59	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (25.1% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,150 +0.7%	0.92	£1.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 113.14 +0.6%	16.76	£1.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (46.1% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 111.63 +0.4%	N/A	£1.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 341.50 -0.2%	N/A	£1.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 160.80 +3.4%	N/A	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 244.50 (52.1% Upside)
DWL Dowlais Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 93.85	N/A	£1.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 77.33 (-17.6% Downside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 199 -0.4%	9.43	£1.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (23.1% Upside)

(Last Updated: 5/19/2026)

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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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