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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 11,610.00 +0.6%	2.26	GEL500.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,471.60 +1.0%	12.16	£252.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-11.6% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£129.70 -2.9%	19.53	£201.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (18.2% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,042.50 +0.0%	9.48	£168.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-4.7% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,047 +2.5%	15.14	£154.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,150 (200.3% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,034.80 +1.5%	9.86	£148.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,436.40 +2.6%	52.36	£123.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (0.8% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 6,766 +1.4%	11.12	£110.03 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 7,475.71 (10.5% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,569 +0.4%	10.58	£98.38 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,837.98 (-16.0% Downside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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BP BP	Energy	GBX 481.80 -1.9%	35.99	£93.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 603 (25.2% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,461 -0.8%	12.78	£90.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (6.7% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,970 +0.5%	13.86	£78.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (3.3% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 513.10 +1.2%	11.82	£69.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (6.2% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 112.93 +1.1%	14.86	£65.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (0.8% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,230 -1.4%	20.21	£60.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (6.9% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 508.30 -0.6%	169.43	£59.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,780 (250.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,839 -4.5%	31.55	£56.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (21.2% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 666.40 +0.5%	9.55	£53.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (11.6% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,128.51 +1.1%	10.31	£46.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-8.9% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,890 +1.4%	37.51	£43.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (36.5% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,429 +2.3%	21.69	£42.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (70.7% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,599 +0.6%	N/A	£38.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,681.25 (2.3% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,239.68 0.0%	20.82	£37.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (42.0% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,781 +1.7%	28.05	£37.28 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,756.25 (-0.7% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,875 +1.1%	18.49	£34.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.7% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,508 +0.2%	13.94	£33.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (202.0% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£168.40 +0.9%	16.57	£32.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,020 +0.5%	10.32	£31.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (23.6% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 360.30 +0.0%	19.48	£31.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (9.3% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,433 +0.7%	23.08	£29.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (7.1% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 470.70 +0.7%	17.37	£29.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (3.7% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,688 +1.1%	4.99	£27.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (34.0% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,045.03 +1.7%	6.81	£26.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (32.0% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 110.25 +12.8%	N/A	£25.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (3.9% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,649 +1.6%	16.21	£23.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (54.3% 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)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 469.40 +0.7%	6.50	£20.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (-0.7% Downside)
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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,710 -1.2%	12.75	£20.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (26.7% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,643 +0.0%	14.07	£19.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (50.9% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 892 +1.1%	9.56	£18.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 190.35 +1.8%	17.63	£18.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,880 -0.2%	18.84	£17.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (2.1% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 658.40 -0.1%	13.57	£17.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (9.2% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£146.40 +0.7%	19.64	£16.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-3.7% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,477 +1.1%	5.36	£16.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 291.40 +0.4%	29.92	£15.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 251 (-13.9% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,416 +3.1%	N/A	£14.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (75.3% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,977 +1.0%	14.83	£13.84 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-9.5% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,634 -0.2%	37.02	£13.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (13,132.9% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 4,980 +1.9%	0.85	£13.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (36.5% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,130.50 +0.4%	40.70	£12.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (22.3% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 325.40 +1.2%	17.49	£11.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (38.3% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 871.80 +0.3%	21.42	£11.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,229.57 (155.7% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 896.40 +1.4%	1,120.50	£11.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (22.0% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 443.10 -1.4%	23.90	£11.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (7.4% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,656 -0.5%	15.13	£10.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-23.8% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 211.40 +4.8%	30.20	£9.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (472.4% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 957 +1.1%	19.76	£9.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (36.2% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$54,201.00 +0.2%	N/A	$9.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 587 +0.1%	17.47	£9.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.8% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,335	72.06	£9.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (7.2% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,775 +0.4%	48.12	£9.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (0.2% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,968 +0.5%	24.11	£8.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (131.4% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,815 +0.1%	26.92	£8.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-6.0% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,648 -1.6%	10.48	£8.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (61.7% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 874.50 +0.6%	N/A	£8.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (4.6% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,678 +1.1%	19.01	£8.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (122.4% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 346.70 +0.3%	28.19	£8.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (95.5% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 170.90 -0.5%	N/A	£7.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (29.5% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 375.10 +0.5%	30.50	£7.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (11.6% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,275.50 +1.0%	25.16	£7.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (-1.7% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$14.64 -0.7%	N/A	C$7.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,286.50 0.0%	8.88	£7.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.5% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 680 -0.2%	3.61	£7.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 342.20 +1.3%	20.25	£7.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (147.7% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 836.80 +0.7%	21.07	£7.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (28.2% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,489 -0.2%	32.41	£7.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (13.6% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,890 +1.9%	2.76	£6.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£202.60 +0.7%	32.45	£6.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-1.7% Downside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,810 +0.1%	22.70	£6.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,808.57 (-0.1% Downside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 342 +0.4%	9.87	£6.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,398 +1.4%	25.22	£6.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (44.0% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,862 -1.9%	10.64	£5.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-4.9% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,172.50 -7.2%	11.87	£5.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,689.71 (44.1% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,800 -0.1%	17.13	£5.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-28.4% Downside)
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MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 476.20 +0.2%	16.42	£5.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (42.8% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,824.50 +1.4%	N/A	£5.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,285 +0.4%	445.11	£5.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-4.2% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,790 +1.5%	10.92	£5.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (40.1% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 674.94 +14.7%	12.48	£5.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-14.2% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 670.80 +1.9%	14.61	£5.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-4.4% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,335 +0.1%	23.43	£4.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,014.25 -1.1%	24.56	£4.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (324.6% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,490 +1.5%	29.34	£4.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (23.5% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,424 -0.2%	30.41	£4.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,362.50 (-1.4% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 275.30 +1.0%	19.95	£4.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 306.63 (11.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 248.18 +0.2%	11.71	£4.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-9.1% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 162.90 +0.3%	11.32	£4.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (23.7% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 189.20 +0.7%	14.55	£4.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (20.1% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 426.40 +1.7%	9.41	£4.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (4.7% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 782 +1.4%	15.96	£4.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 993.17 (27.0% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 81.44 -0.4%	814.40	£4.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (186.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 213.80 +0.4%	24.86	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (43.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 854 -0.7%	16.42	£4.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (0.3% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,883 +1.1%	64.93	£4.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (8.9% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 280.80 -0.1%	18.85	£3.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (38.6% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 498.40 +1.5%	14.63	£3.92 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (11.0% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,343 +1.1%	19.14	£3.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (178.4% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,074.50 -0.1%	182.12	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (23.1% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 612 +0.2%	8.16	£3.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (7.8% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 568.50 -0.4%	3.21	£3.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (32.9% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,877 +0.4%	26.78	£3.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (4.3% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 222.40 -1.3%	N/A	£3.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (1.9% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 383.49 +0.5%	11.98	£3.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (17.3% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,818 +1.8%	47.28	£3.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-21.9% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 544.85 +2.8%	N/A	£3.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (85.9% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 218.60 +0.1%	N/A	£3.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (43.0% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,916 -1.2%	12.97	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-16.9% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,599.50 -1.0%	8.84	£3.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (5.5% 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)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 301.20 +1.1%	20.08	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-10.0% Downside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,033.50 -0.3%	11.72	£3.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (152.2% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 608 +0.5%	14.54	£3.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,454.91 0.0%	7.51	£3.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,452 -0.4%	N/A	£3.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (37.7% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 436.20	15.58	£3.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (45.1% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,912 +1.4%	N/A	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (20.2% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 738.50 +0.3%	6.84	£3.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (25.3% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 528 +1.0%	17.60	£3.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (595.5% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 713.40 +2.0%	19.07	£3.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 985 (38.1% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 316 -0.3%	N/A	£3.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (331.5% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,296 -1.0%	9.95	£3.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (150.4% Upside)
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TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 320 -1.2%	4.13	£2.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 573 +0.4%	5.03	£2.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,510 -0.5%	18.99	£2.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.6% Downside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 268.20 +3.8%	N/A	£2.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (30.5% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 616.50 +1.3%	17.87	£2.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 692.86 (12.4% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 78 +1.6%	11.38	£2.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (39.7% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 73.70 -0.3%	12.71	£2.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (18.7% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 199.20 -0.6%	23.16	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (2.3% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 772 +0.6%	10.78	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (37.3% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,490 +3.0%	6.36	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (9.9% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 519.50 +0.5%	26.11	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 689.88 (32.8% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 141.04 +0.9%	7.62	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (31.6% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,656 +0.3%	1.81	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 462.60 -1.1%	19.16	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,921.75 (315.4% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 349.40 -0.2%	14.44	£2.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (4.5% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 755 -0.5%	37.38	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,426.67 (353.9% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 288.20 +2.0%	58.82	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (33.6% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 134.71 +0.5%	9.76	£2.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,632	4.43	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.18 -1.3%	N/A	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 139.33 +0.2%	9.76	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 556.50 -0.1%	25.65	£2.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.3% Downside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.80 +0.8%	14.21	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (21.7% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 60.60 +0.7%	0.32	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 714 -0.8%	6.53	£2.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 295.40	21.56	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (37.1% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 606.17 -1.2%	19.99	£2.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (108.1% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 241.20 -2.3%	N/A	£2.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (45.1% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 456.60 -1.3%	11.71	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (28.3% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,442 +0.1%	17.32	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-28.3% Downside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,305 -0.3%	7.23	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,325 +0.1%	2,409.09	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.8% Downside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,036 +1.5%	14.19	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-3.9% Downside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,890 +0.2%	28.44	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (3.0% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 475 +1.1%	24.61	£2.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (201.6% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,790 -1.9%	13.50	£2.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (8.6% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 102.45 +0.3%	N/A	£2.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 226 -0.3%	16.06	£2.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (17.0% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 224 +1.4%	13.10	£2.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-8.0% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 356.09 -0.3%	6.07	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,870 -0.6%	14.21	£2.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (31.0% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 427.02 +0.2%	6.80	£2.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 879.30 +1.0%	9.61	£2.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,820 (220.7% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,220 +0.5%	26.40	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 748 +2.3%	27.20	£2.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-48.2% Downside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 196.40 -0.3%	59.52	£2.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (33.2% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 372.60 +0.7%	8.10	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.9% Downside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 195.10 -0.8%	11.97	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (5.7% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 382.98 +0.5%	15.02	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 94.55 -0.9%	7.91	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (65.5% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 150.90 -0.5%	24.74	£1.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (27.4% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 547.48 +1.2%	7.44	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (22.0% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 508 +2.6%	101.60	£1.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-23.2% Downside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 192 +2.3%	106.67	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (32.2% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 346.50 +1.8%	9.90	£1.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (50.1% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 270.26 +0.3%	9.31	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 870.50 +0.9%	13.73	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (36.3% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 197.80 -1.9%	12.76	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (23.4% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,650 +1.2%	15.76	£1.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (20.2% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 369.73 +1.9%	17.20	£1.67 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 71.35 +1.2%	N/A	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (40.2% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 538 +0.7%	16.56	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 888.19 +1.2%	2.43	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 712 -2.5%	24.05	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-23.2% Downside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 157.70 -0.7%	10.88	£1.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (13.2% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 845 -0.3%	76.82	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (-4.7% Downside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 803.50 +0.7%	10.93	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (49.3% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,214.40 +0.4%	5.29	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,882 +0.2%	34.43	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-3.5% Downside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 200.20 +0.3%	71.50	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (45.0% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,548 +0.5%	12.98	£1.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (17.8% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 263 +0.6%	8.59	£1.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (84.4% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 643 -1.6%	5.50	£1.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (5.0% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 388.50 +0.8%	47.44	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	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)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 68.47 -0.8%	0.10	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 174.78 +2.8%	3.30	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 179.80 +1.9%	3.69	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (107.7% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 94.50 +0.3%	6.36	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (31.0% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.95 +0.3%	13.11	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (62.4% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 192.20 -0.2%	N/A	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (274.3% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 793 +2.1%	8.81	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (31.2% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,060 -0.6%	15.38	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 529.50 -2.1%	43.05	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (16.9% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 434.10 +0.7%	3.97	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 390.98 -0.9%	14.64	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 214.40 -0.1%	12.96	£1.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-30.0% Downside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 149.98 -0.1%	4.98	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 424.50 +0.2%	9.29	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 123.70 +2.0%	18.33	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (33.7% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 340 +1.0%	8.92	£1.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (14.2% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,444 -0.4%	20.87	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (7.4% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 535.50 -0.2%	N/A	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (28.0% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,016 -2.7%	28.39	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (59.6% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 722 +0.4%	N/A	£1.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (10.6% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,285.71 +0.3%	0.95	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,785 +1.5%	15.73	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (24.0% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,694 +1.1%	14.37	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 600 +0.8%	20.20	£1.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 824 (37.3% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 209 -3.7%	9.91	£1.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (17.2% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£169.80 -0.7%	32.16	£1.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 174.57 +1.0%	6.39	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (29.2% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 114.88 +0.2%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,352.86 +0.7%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/10/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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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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