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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 13,360.00 +0.1%	2.60	GEL575.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,504.30 -1.2%	12.43	£257.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,394.25 (-7.3% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£121.14 -1.0%	18.13	£187.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£152.17 (25.6% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,311 -1.8%	7.33	£183.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (14.0% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,547 +0.3%	17.62	£180.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 8,391.67 (136.6% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,070 -1.8%	10.19	£152.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,543 +0.8%	56.25	£132.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,690.33 (9.5% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,688 -0.4%	10.41	£125.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (0.2% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,752.95 -0.4%	11.00	£102.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,753.33 (0.0% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 522.70 -1.1%	39.04	£101.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 580 (11.0% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,152 -2.0%	14.28	£89.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,858.33 (17.0% Upside)
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,852 -2.5%	15.72	£74.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,048.57 (10.6% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 595.30 -0.6%	198.43	£69.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (10.9% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 494.75 -1.0%	10.24	£66.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 575 (16.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,088 -0.5%	35.82	£64.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,275 (9.0% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 109.30 -2.1%	13.66	£63.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.20 (4.5% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,182.50 -0.3%	19.43	£58.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (9.9% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 678.40 -2.0%	9.09	£54.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 756.88 (11.6% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	£116.18 +1.9%	29.36	£52.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (0.7% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,147.43 -1.6%	10.16	£47.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,278 (6.1% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,650.04 +2.5%	21.23	£46.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (57.4% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 4,195 -0.6%	N/A	£44.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (-6.5% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,980 +3.4%	32.29	£43.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (34.6% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 4,039 +0.4%	29.96	£39.82 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,843.75 (-4.8% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,701.50 -2.0%	15.73	£37.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,029 (19.2% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 7,910 -2.2%	18.57	£34.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.2% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 369.50 -1.0%	20.41	£32.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 399 (8.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,108.46 -1.0%	11.57	£32.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,121.71 (19.8% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 161 +2.2%	N/A	£32.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,398 -0.7%	22.75	£28.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (8.7% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 455.22 -1.1%	16.80	£28.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 483.75 (6.3% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,834 -0.4%	5.26	£28.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (27.1% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 117.10 -0.7%	N/A	£27.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-2.1% Downside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,045 +2.6%	18.64	£26.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (34.2% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 1,013.50 -2.5%	6.60	£25.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,423.75 (40.5% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 3,170 +1.4%	16.88	£23.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (10.1% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 5,100 (-4.2% Downside)
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 206.20 +0.6%	19.09	£20.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 729.20 -0.2%	15.03	£19.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 739.75 (1.4% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,523 -1.4%	11.87	£19.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (36.1% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 438.63 -0.8%	6.83	£19.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (16.3% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 922 -2.3%	9.55	£19.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£155.35 -0.8%	20.84	£17.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (-1.2% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 6,365 -1.6%	0.46	£16.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (17.0% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,564 -2.2%	17.62	£16.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,315.60 (16.5% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 291.26 +0.1%	29.90	£15.91 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-4.9% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,478.50 +0.8%	5.37	£15.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,064 -0.7%	15.49	£14.44 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-13.3% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,672 +1.5%	37.40	£13.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	£6,002.95 (16,247.9% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 7,588 -0.2%	N/A	£13.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (94.4% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 964 -0.7%	23.69	£13.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.13 (116.3% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 340.72 +0.3%	18.32	£12.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (32.1% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 276 +2.1%	39.43	£12.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,750 (534.1% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 4,076 -1.3%	16.86	£12.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,569.67 (-12.4% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,071 +0.3%	38.56	£11.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,310 (22.3% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,739 -0.1%	13.94	£11.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (3.4% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 891.14 -0.3%	52.11	£11.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (27.4% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,100.40 +3.5%	27.71	£9.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (-0.6% Downside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 1,000 +3.1%	20.65	£9.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,197.25 (19.7% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,348.07 -0.1%	52.19	£9.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (0.7% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,436	77.51	£9.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (-1.2% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,100 -1.6%	25.18	£9.36 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (140.2% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 928.77 -0.7%	N/A	£9.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 968 (4.2% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Finance	GBX 583.50	13.41	£9.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.3% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,129.00 +1.3%	N/A	$8.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,845	28.50	£8.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-3.3% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,781.25 -0.2%	19.74	£8.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,380 (129.4% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 344.40 -0.2%	18.58	£8.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (32.3% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 348.70 -0.4%	28.35	£8.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (94.4% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 391.40 -0.7%	31.82	£8.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 432.50 (10.5% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,626 0.0%	34.19	£7.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (9.5% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,296.50 0.0%	8.95	£7.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-17.1% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,874 -0.9%	28.23	£7.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (18.6% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,124 -0.4%	23.02	£7.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (1.5% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,229.50 +1.0%	24.59	£7.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,283.33 (4.4% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 332.10 -0.4%	19.65	£7.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 355.17 (6.9% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 652.78 +1.5%	1.98	£7.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 154.60 -0.1%	10.24	£7.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (39.9% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,908.20 -0.4%	2.78	£6.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 343 -0.1%	4.53	£6.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 509 -0.4%	39.77	£6.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (39.2% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$11.85 +3.0%	N/A	C$6.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£184.09 -2.1%	29.57	£6.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (8.2% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,176.50 -0.5%	11.04	£5.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (46.4% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,625 +7.9%	38.66	£5.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (-14.2% Downside)
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,835	10.49	£5.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (0.2% Upside)
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SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,053 -2.7%	N/A	£5.85 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 2,008 -0.2%	12.25	£5.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (24.9% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,390 +0.3%	452.55	£5.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,215.43 (-2.7% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,082 -0.3%	26.20	£5.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (293.3% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,140 -0.9%	32.28	£5.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (14.2% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 318.50 -1.3%	23.08	£5.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (-3.7% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 686.50 -1.4%	14.96	£5.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-6.6% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,373 -0.7%	8.65	£5.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 674.60 +0.2%	12.47	£5.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 646.43 (-4.2% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,429 -1.0%	60.26	£4.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,390 (-1.1% Downside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 695 -1.6%	3.92	£4.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 733.67 (5.6% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,394 +0.1%	13.26	£4.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (-4.0% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 87.86 +3.0%	878.60	£4.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 191.89 (118.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 251 +0.6%	12.01	£4.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-9.8% Downside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Healthcare	GBX 229.60 +0.9%	26.70	£4.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (33.3% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 271.05 +1.4%	N/A	£4.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-16.4% Downside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 319.50 -0.8%	21.44	£4.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 390.55 (22.2% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 189.40 -2.7%	14.57	£4.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (20.0% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 804.50 -1.9%	16.49	£4.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (25.5% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 427.60 -0.9%	9.44	£4.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (4.4% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 159 -0.8%	11.05	£4.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198.88 (25.1% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 880 -0.9%	16.92	£4.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,051.67 (19.5% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 534.04 -1.0%	15.67	£4.18 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 549.50 (2.9% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 2,112 +3.3%	30.13	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 2,018.75 (-4.4% Downside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 384.30 +0.8%	N/A	£4.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 412.50 (7.3% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,472 -0.8%	20.20	£4.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,970.56 (20.2% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 645 +0.9%	8.60	£4.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (2.3% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 485.20 +0.0%	35.42	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-10.7% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 249.60 -0.1%	N/A	£3.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (24.6% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 650 +1.6%	21.67	£3.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,670 (464.6% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 877.11 +1.4%	N/A	£3.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 937.50 (6.9% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,077.31 -1.0%	182.59	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,316.67 (22.2% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,182 -1.9%	13.40	£3.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (116.9% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 513.09 +0.8%	17.94	£3.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 595.13 (16.0% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,145 +0.7%	50.49	£3.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,812.50 (-6.5% Downside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,226 -1.8%	N/A	£3.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (2.6% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,630 -1.0%	N/A	£3.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,333.33 (43.1% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 395.50 +0.5%	12.36	£3.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 450 (13.8% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 752.27 -0.2%	21.80	£3.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-7.4% Downside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 823.50 -1.4%	9.50	£3.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (5.2% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 307 -0.1%	10.93	£3.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (-0.7% Downside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 351.49 +1.0%	N/A	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (321.4% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 670.33 +1.7%	17.19	£3.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 625 (-6.8% Downside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,628 -0.7%	8.99	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (28.1% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 616 -0.9%	14.73	£3.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 309 (-0.5% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 516.24 -2.7%	N/A	£3.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 992.43 (92.2% Upside)
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BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,549.32 -1.7%	10.72	£3.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,721.57 (145.7% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,565	7.84	£3.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 85.76 +1.0%	12.51	£3.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 99.20 (15.7% Upside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 589 -0.7%	5.17	£3.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 321.75 +0.7%	4.15	£2.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 837.50 -0.1%	13.21	£2.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (26.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,380	18.54	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (11.0% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 518 -1.5%	21.45	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (221.1% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 318.80 +1.3%	106.27	£2.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (22.3% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 138.10 +1.3%	11.55	£2.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (13.0% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 5,015 -1.8%	1.95	£2.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,528 -1.6%	7.34	£2.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (7.2% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 208.85 -0.1%	34.24	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-8.0% Downside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 148.23 -2.0%	7.13	£2.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.60 (25.9% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 71.35 -0.8%	11.70	£2.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (17.0% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 511.50 -2.0%	N/A	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 613.75 (20.0% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 192.70 -0.4%	22.41	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (9.4% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 262 -0.8%	N/A	£2.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (33.6% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,764 +0.7%	9.93	£2.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (10.7% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 767 +1.4%	90.24	£2.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (335.9% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 696.08 +0.9%	139.22	£2.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-44.0% Downside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 136.20 -2.3%	9.87	£2.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 258 -1.1%	18.34	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 301.75 (17.0% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,628 +0.2%	4.42	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 139.31 -0.2%	9.76	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 96 -0.9%	16.00	£2.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 115.20 (20.0% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.06 +1.3%	N/A	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 554 -0.1%	25.53	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-6.9% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,174.27 -1.2%	16.52	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,522.33 (16.0% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 337.40 +0.1%	13.94	£2.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (7.4% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 243.35 -1.0%	14.93	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-15.2% Downside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 612 +0.1%	20.18	£2.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (106.7% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 1,040.19 -0.9%	11.36	£2.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (171.6% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 109.90 -0.4%	268.05	£2.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,395.70 +1.4%	7.43	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 58.40 +0.7%	0.31	£2.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,112.50 (-16.9% Downside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 699 +1.9%	2.01	£2.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,945 +0.3%	28.99	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (10.1% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,050 -0.7%	14.28	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-4.6% Downside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 474.40 -0.1%	24.58	£2.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,297.14 (173.4% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 372.53 -0.8%	6.35	£2.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 375.60 -1.1%	9.32	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 382.14 (1.7% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 437.78 -0.7%	6.97	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 212.40 +0.6%	12.42	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-3.0% Downside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 264.63 -0.3%	94.51	£2.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (13.9% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,040 +2.0%	15.30	£2.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,907.50 (-4.4% Downside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 203.40 +0.2%	84.75	£2.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (39.3% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,388 -1.2%	11.46	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (32.2% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 244.02 -2.3%	N/A	£2.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (22.9% Upside)
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CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 397 +0.5%	15.57	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,216 +0.5%	26.31	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 1,048 +0.6%	2.86	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 726 +1.8%	26.40	£1.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-36.3% Downside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 431 +1.4%	20.06	£1.95 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,847 -1.3%	14.33	£1.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,881.43 (1.9% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 288.91 +0.1%	9.95	£1.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ALPH Alpha Group International	Finance	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 76.40 -0.3%	N/A	£1.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 181.20 -0.3%	N/A	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (9.6% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 874 -2.0%	11.89	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,160.56 (32.8% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 187.15 +2.5%	103.97	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (44.2% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,710 +0.6%	15.23	£1.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (7.4% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 512.50 +0.4%	6.96	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 664.75 (29.7% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 888.24 -1.0%	14.01	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (33.6% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 556 +0.5%	17.12	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 198.27 -0.4%	12.79	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (22.1% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 286.65 -0.3%	9.37	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (94.9% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 327.47 +1.1%	9.36	£1.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (58.8% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 1,100 +4.1%	19.71	£1.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (-7.2% Downside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 721 +1.4%	16.92	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 596.67 (-17.2% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,248 -0.6%	5.50	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 74.17 -1.8%	0.09	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 182.50 -0.3%	91.25	£1.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,857.56 +1.3%	34.14	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-2.7% Downside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 81.57 -0.2%	15.13	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (48.6% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 150.30 +1.0%	10.37	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (18.8% Upside)
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,331.89 +1.4%	32.84	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (37.9% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 911.50 +0.2%	27.13	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 875.83 (-3.9% Downside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	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)
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 393	47.99	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,005 +0.3%	19.99	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,031.25 (0.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 473.50 -0.6%	4.33	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 201.31 -0.7%	N/A	£1.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 721.17 (258.2% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 96.65 -0.9%	6.50	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (28.1% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 607 +0.6%	3.34	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (15.6% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 561 +0.7%	45.61	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637 (13.5% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 615 +0.7%	4.77	£1.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (8.0% Upside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Materials	GBX 69 -1.4%	11.52	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240.25 (248.2% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 224.40 +0.5%	13.57	£1.46 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	GBX 140 (-37.6% Downside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 797.57 +0.1%	8.86	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,048 (31.4% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,044 -1.3%	21.18	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (25.4% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 128.60 -2.7%	19.05	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (28.6% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,235 +1.6%	35.19	£1.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (-0.3% Downside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 393.53 -0.2%	14.74	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£182 -0.2%	34.47	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 150.88 +0.5%	5.01	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TPK Travis Perkins	Industrials	GBX 653 -0.9%	N/A	£1.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 627.17 (-4.0% Downside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,462.86 +0.3%	0.99	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 340.60 -1.9%	8.94	£1.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (14.0% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 424.50 +0.2%	9.29	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 221	10.47	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (10.9% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,776 +0.1%	15.34	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 728.47 -1.6%	N/A	£1.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (9.6% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,585.50 -0.2%	N/A	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FAN Volution Group	Industrials	GBX 676.19 -0.9%	26.41	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 758.75 (12.2% Upside)

(Last Updated: 8/27/2026)

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

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

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

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

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

A History of the FTSE 100

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

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

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

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

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

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

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

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

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

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

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

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

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

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

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

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