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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 11,730.00 +0.6%	2.28	GEL506.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,461.66 +0.6%	12.08	£250.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-11.0% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£141 -2.5%	21.23	£218.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (8.7% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,912.50 +0.7%	9.07	£161.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-0.5% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,125 0.0%	15.52	£158.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,230 (195.4% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,068 +1.1%	10.17	£153.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,504.20 +2.0%	54.83	£129.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (-3.8% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,036 -0.6%	11.56	£114.42 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	£178.69 (154.0% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,579.97 -0.6%	13.12	£99.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (3.9% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,557 -1.4%	10.55	£98.68 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-16.1% Downside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 467.15 +0.6%	34.89	£90.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 603 (29.1% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,983 -1.6%	13.95	£79.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (2.6% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 526.93 +0.6%	12.14	£71.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (3.4% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 115.68 +1.0%	15.22	£67.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (-1.6% Downside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,981.50 -0.1%	33.99	£61.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (12.4% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,244 +1.1%	20.44	£61.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (5.7% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 512.26 -0.6%	170.75	£60.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,786.67 (248.8% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 682.41 -0.1%	9.78	£54.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (9.0% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,150 +1.3%	10.41	£47.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-9.8% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,752.69 +1.0%	36.93	£42.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (38.6% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,393 +2.5%	21.37	£42.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (73.2% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,753.63 -0.9%	N/A	£40.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,657.50 (-2.6% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,660 -2.3%	21.89	£39.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (35.1% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,905 +1.3%	28.97	£38.50 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,756.25 (-3.8% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,920 -1.4%	18.59	£35.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.1% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,532 +1.4%	14.16	£34.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (197.3% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£169.30 -0.9%	16.66	£32.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,118 -0.1%	10.52	£32.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (21.2% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 161 +0.6%	N/A	£32.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 358.50 -1.6%	19.38	£31.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (9.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,472.89 -1.0%	23.46	£29.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (5.4% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 461.26 -1.0%	17.02	£29.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (5.8% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,630 +1.1%	4.88	£26.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (36.9% 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 1,039.53 +1.0%	6.77	£26.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (32.7% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,701.01 +2.7%	16.53	£24.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (51.3% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 97.80 -1.0%	N/A	£22.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (17.2% 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 485.53 +2.3%	6.73	£21.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (-4.0% Downside)
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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,783.82 -0.6%	13.09	£21.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (23.3% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,852 -2.1%	15.19	£21.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (39.8% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 880 +0.7%	9.43	£18.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,025 -2.7%	19.40	£18.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (-0.9% Downside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 187 -0.8%	17.31	£18.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 668.40 +0.6%	13.78	£17.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (7.6% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,509.50 +0.7%	5.48	£16.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£144.40 -1.2%	19.37	£16.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-2.4% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 291.90 +0.1%	29.97	£16.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (96.5% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,910.60 -2.6%	39.83	£14.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (12,197.0% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,360 -2.5%	0.92	£14.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (26.9% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,916.93 +1.2%	N/A	£13.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (86.3% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,898.50 -3.0%	14.25	£13.29 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-5.8% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,127 +0.0%	40.58	£12.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (22.7% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 336.59 -0.7%	18.10	£12.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (33.7% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 870 -1.1%	21.38	£11.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,220.71 (155.3% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 916.30 -0.2%	1,145.38	£11.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (19.3% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 444.70 -0.1%	23.99	£11.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (7.0% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,598 -1.9%	14.89	£10.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-22.5% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 218.80 +0.9%	31.26	£9.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (453.0% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 978.92 +1.3%	20.21	£9.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,323 (35.1% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,941 -2.5%	11.32	£9.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (49.7% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,070 -1.8%	50.21	£9.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-4.0% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,349 +1.0%	72.82	£9.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (6.1% 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		$54,548.00 +0.5%	N/A	$9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 587	17.47	£9.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.8% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,986 -0.7%	24.26	£9.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (130.0% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,810 -0.2%	26.90	£8.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-5.9% Downside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 853.07 +0.2%	N/A	£8.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (7.3% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,658 -0.4%	18.86	£8.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,906.25 (122.2% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 343.31 +0.2%	27.91	£8.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (97.4% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 383.80 +0.3%	31.20	£7.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (9.1% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 172.45 -0.4%	N/A	£7.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (28.3% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,593 -1.5%	33.76	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (9.1% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$14.90	N/A	C$7.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 685 +0.1%	3.63	£7.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,289 +0.1%	8.90	£7.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.7% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 843.80 +1.1%	21.25	£7.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (27.1% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,234.99 +0.7%	24.36	£7.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (1.6% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 331.40 -1.1%	19.61	£7.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (155.7% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,898 -1.4%	23.41	£6.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-4.3% Downside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£207.40 -1.9%	33.22	£6.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-3.9% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,332 +2.2%	13.48	£6.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,689.71 (26.9% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,776	2.68	£6.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 345 -0.3%	9.96	£6.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,494.05 +0.2%	26.23	£6.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (38.4% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,888.15 +1.3%	17.97	£6.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-31.8% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 500 -0.6%	17.24	£6.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (36.0% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,866 +0.6%	10.66	£5.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-7.4% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 614.50 +1.2%	8.19	£5.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (7.4% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,795.50 -0.1%	N/A	£5.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,155 +1.1%	435.91	£5.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-2.2% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,780 +0.2%	10.86	£5.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (40.9% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,044.30 +0.5%	25.29	£5.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (312.3% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,347 -0.3%	23.64	£5.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,705 -1.0%	30.31	£4.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (19.5% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 655 +0.2%	14.27	£4.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-2.1% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 282.58 -0.3%	20.48	£4.74 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (6.3% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 261 +1.5%	12.31	£4.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-13.5% Downside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,402 +0.4%	30.25	£4.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,162.50 (-5.4% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 610 +9.3%	11.28	£4.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-5.0% Downside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 833.46 +0.1%	17.01	£4.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 993.17 (19.2% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 225.39 +1.0%	26.21	£4.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (35.8% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 162 -0.2%	11.26	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (24.3% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 187.40 -0.9%	14.42	£4.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (21.2% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 82.72 -0.5%	827.20	£4.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (181.7% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 414.60 -0.6%	9.15	£4.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (7.7% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 884 -1.7%	17.00	£4.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-3.1% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,987.29 -1.9%	67.28	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (5.1% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 612.50 +1.1%	3.45	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (23.4% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 499.20 -0.8%	14.65	£4.02 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (10.9% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 283.20 +0.7%	19.01	£3.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (37.5% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,363.19 -1.8%	19.31	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (176.0% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,083.50 +2.1%	183.64	£3.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (22.0% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,940 -0.6%	27.67	£3.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (0.9% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 219 +0.1%	N/A	£3.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (3.5% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,900 -3.0%	48.09	£3.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-23.2% Downside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 383 -0.5%	11.97	£3.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (17.5% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 5,070 +0.8%	13.38	£3.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-19.5% Downside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,538 -0.8%	N/A	£3.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (30.0% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 306.87 +3.0%	20.46	£3.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-11.7% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 457.30 +0.8%	16.33	£3.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (38.4% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 528.35 -0.4%	N/A	£3.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (91.7% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,049.50 -1.2%	11.90	£3.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (148.3% 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)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 613.50 +0.1%	14.67	£3.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 213 -0.6%	N/A	£3.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (46.8% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,990.26 +1.6%	N/A	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (15.5% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 335 +0.9%	N/A	£3.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (307.1% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,553.89 +0.4%	8.59	£3.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (8.6% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 747.94 -1.5%	6.93	£3.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (23.7% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,290	7.00	£3.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 704 -0.9%	18.82	£3.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (47.0% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,346 -1.9%	10.11	£3.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,253.75 (146.7% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.80 +0.1%	14.10	£3.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (19.2% Upside)
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SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 507 -1.9%	16.90	£3.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (624.4% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,580 -0.9%	19.23	£2.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-15.7% Downside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 578 +0.2%	5.07	£2.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 619.20 -0.4%	17.95	£2.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 692.86 (11.9% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.78 +1.1%	11.78	£2.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (34.9% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 327.50 +0.6%	4.22	£2.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 208.20 +2.4%	24.21	£2.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (-2.2% Downside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 256.60 +4.1%	N/A	£2.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (36.4% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 779 +0.8%	10.88	£2.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (36.1% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 516.50 -1.6%	25.95	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 708.75 (37.2% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 479.40 +0.3%	19.85	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,921.75 (300.9% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 298.95 +1.5%	61.01	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,586.67 (430.7% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 263.40 +1.0%	N/A	£2.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (32.9% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,642 +0.1%	4.46	£2.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 140.40 -0.3%	7.59	£2.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (32.2% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,636 +0.6%	1.80	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 349.45 +0.8%	14.44	£2.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (4.5% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 758 -1.8%	37.52	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,420 (351.2% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 493.20 -1.8%	12.65	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (18.8% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.23 -0.4%	N/A	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 140.80	9.86	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 134.40 +0.6%	9.74	£2.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 62 +0.3%	0.33	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 726 +0.7%	6.64	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 626.50 -1.3%	20.66	£2.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (101.3% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 558.50 -0.1%	25.74	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.6% Downside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 300.40 -1.2%	21.93	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (34.8% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,343.80 +4.4%	5.74	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,645.29 (22.4% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93 -1.0%	14.09	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (22.8% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 5,050 -0.7%	14.23	£2.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (3.0% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,301.94 -1.2%	7.23	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,325 -0.2%	2,409.09	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.8% Downside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 483 +0.3%	25.03	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (196.6% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 229.34 -0.3%	16.30	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (15.3% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 104 -0.1%	N/A	£2.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,840 -0.2%	27.95	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (4.8% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,973	13.75	£2.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-0.8% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,936 -1.7%	14.71	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (26.5% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 432.50 -0.3%	6.89	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 360	6.13	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 217.26 +1.3%	12.71	£2.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-5.2% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 102.89 -0.7%	8.60	£2.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (52.1% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 889.90 -1.6%	9.72	£2.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,795 (214.1% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 199.80 -1.5%	60.55	£2.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (31.0% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,218 +0.2%	26.36	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 196.90 +2.3%	12.08	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (4.7% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 370.40 -0.9%	8.05	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.4% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 377 -0.1%	14.78	£1.94 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
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 708 +1.4%	25.75	£1.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-45.3% Downside)
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TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 524 +0.8%	104.80	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-25.6% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 152.60 +0.4%	25.02	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (26.0% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 546 +0.4%	7.42	£1.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (22.3% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 195 +1.9%	108.33	£1.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (30.2% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,682 -2.1%	13.50	£1.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-13.6% Downside)
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 274.50 -0.7%	9.46	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 337.50 -0.4%	9.64	£1.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (60.7% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 200 -2.2%	12.90	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (22.0% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 379.47 -2.1%	17.66	£1.72 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 921 -0.9%	2.52	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 886 +4.5%	80.55	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (-9.1% Downside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,652 -0.7%	15.78	£1.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (20.0% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 869.50 -0.7%	13.71	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (36.5% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 736 -2.1%	24.86	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-25.7% Downside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 72.30 -0.3%	N/A	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (38.3% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 536 -0.7%	16.50	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,011.18 -2.6%	35.98	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-7.6% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,229.48 -0.1%	5.36	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 157.30 -1.2%	10.85	£1.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (13.5% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 797.50 -0.4%	10.85	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (50.4% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 385 -1.2%	47.01	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 200.80 -0.9%	71.71	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (44.5% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 647 +0.2%	5.53	£1.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (4.4% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 182 +2.2%	3.43	£1.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,520 -4.5%	12.74	£1.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (20.0% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98 -0.8%	6.59	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (26.3% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 565.50 -2.1%	45.98	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (9.5% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 253 -0.6%	8.27	£1.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (91.7% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,248 -1.8%	31.66	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (43.1% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 66.90 -0.1%	0.10	£1.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 192.20 -0.2%	N/A	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (274.3% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.30 -1.7%	13.17	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (61.7% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 176.83 -2.6%	3.63	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (111.2% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,075 -0.9%	15.45	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 787 +1.7%	8.74	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (32.2% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 220.60 +1.0%	13.34	£1.43 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-32.0% Downside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 128.70 -1.6%	19.07	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (28.5% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 390.50 -1.0%	14.63	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 151 +0.4%	5.01	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 431 -0.5%	3.94	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 425.47 -0.2%	9.31	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,465 -1.0%	0.99	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 543.50 +0.5%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (26.1% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,464 -0.2%	20.97	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (7.0% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 218.50	10.36	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (12.1% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£177.81 +1.4%	33.68	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 332.80 -0.6%	8.73	£1.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (16.7% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,830 -2.1%	15.99	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (22.0% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 603 -0.8%	20.30	£1.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 824 (36.7% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,690 -0.5%	14.33	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 704.50 +2.0%	N/A	£1.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (13.3% Upside)
JFJ JPMorgan Japanese	Financial Services	GBX 838 +1.9%	5.62	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,398.50 +0.6%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 114.64 +0.2%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/6/2026)

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This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

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

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

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

A History of the FTSE 100

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

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

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

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

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

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

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

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

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

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

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

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

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

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

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

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