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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 10,920.00 -0.3%	2.21	GEL472.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,409.80 +2.0%	11.75	£241.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-7.8% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£132.14 -1.6%	19.90	£204.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (16.0% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,215 +0.6%	10.72	£179.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-8.3% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,465 +3.2%	17.21	£176.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,662.50 (-23.2% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 8,308 +3.2%	13.66	£135.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,113.33 (-14.4% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 922 -1.3%	8.78	£132.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,272.80 -4.8%	46.40	£109.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (9.2% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 535.90 +2.7%	40.03	£104.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (18.5% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,466 -2.5%	12.79	£96.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,708.33 (5.4% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,105 -0.7%	9.50	£89.65 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-6.9% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,820.50 -1.2%	12.81	£72.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (11.7% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 615 +4.6%	205.00	£72.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 556 (-9.6% Downside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 470.20 +3.4%	10.83	£64.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (12.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,921 -5.0%	32.96	£59.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (16.0% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 100.10	13.17	£58.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (13.3% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,184 -1.0%	19.45	£58.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (11.1% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 598.20 +1.3%	8.57	£47.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (21.6% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,063 +2.7%	9.99	£45.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-6.0% Downside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 4,225 +4.1%	N/A	£45.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,165.71 (-25.1% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,474 -2.7%	22.09	£43.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (67.6% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,924 -2.9%	37.65	£43.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (36.7% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,580 +0.8%	29.60	£43.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (22.1% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 4,408 +6.5%	32.70	£43.46 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,518.75 (-20.2% Downside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£168.80 +2.7%	16.61	£33.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,479 -0.7%	13.67	£32.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,000 (35.2% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 -0.2%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,755 +1.0%	15.86	£29.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (23.2% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 320.90 -1.8%	17.35	£28.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (24.2% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,443 -1.0%	9.13	£28.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (39.6% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 430.50 -1.2%	15.89	£27.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (11.2% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,256 -2.3%	25.96	£27.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (15.5% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,075.50 +1.3%	7.01	£26.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (28.2% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 112.05 +0.4%	N/A	£25.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (2.3% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,290 +1.5%	17.52	£24.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (21.2% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,588 -3.3%	17.49	£23.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (57.9% 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)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,154 -1.1%	3.32	£21.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (76.2% Upside)
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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,668 -0.7%	10.70	£20.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (28.7% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 204.60 -0.5%	21.31	£19.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 420.50 +0.3%	6.05	£18.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (10.8% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 886 +1.6%	9.50	£18.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,800 +1.4%	52.49	£18.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,737.50 (-22.1% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,545 +1.2%	5.02	£16.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 612.40 -0.1%	12.62	£16.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (17.4% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 6,050 +0.4%	1.04	£15.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (6.6% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,216 -0.3%	16.28	£15.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (13.7% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£131.55 +2.0%	17.65	£15.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (7.2% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 269.80 +1.2%	27.70	£15.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-7.1% Downside)
RBD Reabold Resources	Energy	GBX 90 -0.6%	N/A	£13.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,496 -0.1%	N/A	£13.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (96.8% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,842.50 +1.5%	13.82	£12.93 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-5.2% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 334.60 -5.2%	22.76	£12.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,095 -1.4%	39.42	£12.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (26.3% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 260.40 +3.3%	37.20	£11.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 215 (-17.4% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 435 -1.1%	23.46	£10.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 461.43 (6.1% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 814.40 +0.6%	1,018.00	£10.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (35.2% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,250 -3.8%	12.21	£10.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,633.33 (32.5% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 726.40 +0.4%	17.85	£9.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (18.3% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,232 -1.6%	13.37	£9.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-13.3% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,035 +2.0%	51.24	£9.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-3.5% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$55,565.00 +0.3%	N/A	$9.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 582 -0.3%	17.32	£9.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.1% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,315 -2.2%	70.98	£9.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (8.7% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,900 -0.8%	27.67	£8.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,161.29 (9.0% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 868 +1.2%	23.47	£8.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (50.1% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 186.15 +0.8%	N/A	£8.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (18.9% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,370 +0.3%	24.86	£8.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (1.8% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 733.50 +2.3%	3.89	£8.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 870.80 -4.1%	23.43	£7.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (29.8% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.00	N/A	C$7.79 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)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 765.50 +1.1%	N/A	£7.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (16.9% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,282.50 +0.1%	8.86	£7.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.2% Downside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 315.30 +0.3%	25.63	£7.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-5.6% Downside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 366.60 +3.0%	407.33	£7.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (14.2% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,456 +1.5%	31.98	£7.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (27.4% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,282 -0.6%	16.20	£7.33 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (2.5% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,976	2.82	£6.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,125 -0.4%	22.19	£6.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (11.5% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,782 +2.1%	22.47	£6.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-0.3% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 296.30 -1.5%	17.53	£6.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (9.3% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£195.90 -0.4%	31.37	£6.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (1.7% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,402 +0.7%	25.26	£6.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (43.7% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,197 +0.6%	12.12	£6.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (40.0% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,826 +0.3%	17.37	£6.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-29.5% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 660 +2.1%	10.15	£5.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660
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MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 460 -0.8%	15.86	£5.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (47.8% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,764 +1.0%	10.08	£5.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-2.0% Downside)
DFIB DFI Retail Group	Business Services	GBX 9.17	0.53	£5.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,817.50 +0.6%	N/A	£5.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,855 +1.1%	9.11	£5.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,456.57 (32.4% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 5,985 +0.6%	N/A	£5.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,963.29 (-0.4% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,036.50 -0.9%	18.58	£5.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (50.4% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,865 +0.4%	31.04	£5.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (16.7% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,322 -0.2%	23.21	£4.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 720 -0.6%	4.06	£4.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (5.0% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,526 -1.1%	31.11	£4.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-11.3% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 282.20 +2.2%	20.45	£4.73 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (6.5% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 630.50 +1.3%	18.93	£4.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (1.7% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 247 +1.2%	11.65	£4.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-10.0% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 279.80 -0.4%	N/A	£4.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 299.83 (7.2% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 186.70 -0.6%	12.53	£4.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (24.9% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.92 -0.4%	839.20	£4.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (177.2% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,027 +1.2%	68.18	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (3.7% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,170 +0.4%	N/A	£4.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (13.0% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 755 +0.9%	15.41	£4.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 924 (22.4% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,794 -0.4%	163.09	£4.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-6.2% Downside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 397.40 +0.6%	8.81	£4.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 448.50 (12.9% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 150 +0.9%	10.42	£4.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (34.3% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,430 +2.2%	53.29	£3.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-30.7% Downside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,292 -0.3%	18.73	£3.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,968.33 (29.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 230.80 +0.4%	N/A	£3.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-11.2% Downside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 194.90 +0.5%	22.66	£3.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 308.78 (58.4% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 790.50 +0.8%	15.20	£3.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 792.50 (0.3% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,184 +3.0%	N/A	£3.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (5.2% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 447.90 -0.7%	13.47	£3.65 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (23.6% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,853 -0.9%	26.43	£3.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,957.78 (5.7% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 256.80 +1.9%	17.23	£3.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (56.7% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 562 -0.1%	N/A	£3.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (82.9% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 360 +4.3%	N/A	£3.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (278.8% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 465.30 +6.3%	7.19	£3.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (18.2% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,070 +1.6%	12.13	£3.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (42.5% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 372 +1.1%	8.12	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (21.0% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 568 -0.9%	18.93	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (546.6% 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 601.50 +0.8%	14.39	£3.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 292 +3.3%	19.47	£3.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 267.25 (-8.5% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 435.20 +1.8%	15.54	£3.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (47.9% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 739.40 +0.9%	19.77	£3.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (40.0% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 342.50 +1.5%	6.96	£3.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,350 +1.3%	7.19	£3.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,552 +0.4%	12.01	£3.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-10.3% Downside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 733 -2.4%	6.79	£3.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (29.6% Upside)
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BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,384 +0.7%	9.21	£3.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (23.8% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 667.50 +2.6%	19.75	£3.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 692.14 (3.7% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 82.45 -0.4%	14.22	£3.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (18.3% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,421 -0.1%	7.85	£3.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (49.8% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 592.50 +0.5%	15.19	£3.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-1.1% Downside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 278.20 -0.5%	N/A	£3.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (15.9% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 838 +1.1%	11.70	£2.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (26.5% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,410 +0.2%	19.99	£2.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-13.0% Downside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 560	4.91	£2.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.38 -4.3%	11.14	£2.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (46.6% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 515 +0.1%	25.88	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (41.1% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 482.40 -4.2%	19.98	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (19.9% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 791.50 +0.5%	39.18	£2.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010.75 (27.7% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 192.40 +0.5%	22.37	£2.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (5.9% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 758 +2.3%	6.93	£2.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,648 +0.5%	5.87	£2.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.32 +1.9%	N/A	£2.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 255.40 -0.6%	18.15	£2.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-0.4% Downside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 133.20 +0.9%	21.48	£2.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 254.20 -1.6%	N/A	£2.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (37.7% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 304.80	22.25	£2.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (31.9% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 621 +0.4%	24.30	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 563.13 (-9.3% Downside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,436 +0.3%	1.78	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 +1.0%	9.51	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 133.10 +0.1%	7.19	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (37.3% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,430 +0.9%	7.41	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 234.60 -0.2%	71.09	£2.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (11.5% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 91.75 -0.5%	13.90	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (23.6% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.40	0.31	£2.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 496.40 -1.4%	103.42	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 630.25 (27.0% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 266.40 -0.2%	54.37	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (44.5% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 113.90 -1.0%	9.52	£2.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (37.4% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 309 -0.3%	12.77	£2.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 348.67 (12.8% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,248 +3.1%	5.33	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (31.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,317 +0.1%	2,394.55	£2.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.3% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 103.80 +0.3%	N/A	£2.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 500.50 +0.6%	89.38	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (3.1% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 173.20 +0.2%	23.73	£2.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 188.20 (8.7% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 587.50 +10.8%	N/A	£2.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-33.6% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 361 +0.3%	6.15	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,720 +1.1%	26.77	£2.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (9.4% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 419.50 +0.5%	6.68	£2.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,815 +0.5%	13.79	£2.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (53.6% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,446 +1.8%	12.53	£2.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (17.0% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,220 +0.2%	26.40	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 222.20	12.14	£2.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-7.3% Downside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,924 -1.3%	18.38	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (5.2% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,759 -0.3%	12.26	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (11.2% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,038 +4.5%	2.84	£1.93 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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GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 818.60 +1.2%	8.94	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (40.9% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 368 +1.1%	10.66	£1.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 186 +0.2%	103.33	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (36.5% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 339.60 +0.1%	7.38	£1.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (2.1% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 395.50 +6.0%	18.40	£1.79 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,232 -0.1%	136.37	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-17.0% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 506 +0.2%	6.88	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (32.0% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 74.60 -0.1%	N/A	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (34.0% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 896.50 +10.3%	195.32	£1.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-38.7% Downside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 266.50 +0.8%	9.18	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 407	49.69	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 170.50 +1.2%	6.90	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 207.50 (21.7% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 198.60 +0.6%	13.33	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (22.9% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 205.80 +2.4%	4.23	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (81.5% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 544 -0.2%	18.69	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 724.50 +1.0%	24.48	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-24.5% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,644 -1.9%	13.78	£1.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (11.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 75.25 +2.4%	0.11	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,400 +1.4%	12.08	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-3.4% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,230 +1.7%	5.36	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 342 +0.9%	2.47	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 813 -0.7%	12.28	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,200.50 (47.7% Upside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 812.50 -0.2%	N/A	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 950 (16.9% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 303.50 +0.3%	8.67	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (78.7% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,260 +1.6%	16.38	£1.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.10 -0.5%	7.10	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (26.2% 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)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.10 +0.4%	13.65	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 124 (54.8% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 193.10 -1.3%	15.33	£1.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (50.3% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 147 -2.3%	12.67	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (20.4% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 756.50 +0.4%	10.29	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (58.6% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 174 -3.3%	3.28	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 590 +2.8%	N/A	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (15.1% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,240 -0.2%	31.55	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (43.6% Upside)
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
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 599 +0.2%	5.12	£1.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (12.7% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 780.50 -0.1%	N/A	£1.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (2.3% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 151.40 +0.8%	7.48	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 826.50 +2.7%	26.66	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 850.83 (2.9% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 429	9.39	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,970 +1.7%	16.78	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (16.3% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,542 -0.8%	21.33	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (5.1% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 429 +1.1%	3.92	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 624.50 -0.6%	12.34	£1.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (20.3% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 734.50 -0.4%	8.36	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028.20 (40.0% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 228.50 +0.2%	7.75	£1.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (112.3% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 500 -2.1%	28.57	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 616.75 (23.4% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 207.80 +0.7%	12.56	£1.35 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-27.8% Downside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 877 +2.0%	15.04	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 962.50 (9.7% Upside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 63 -3.4%	10.52	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 278 (341.3% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 289.50 +2.8%	2.57	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 136.20 +0.1%	N/A	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 218.60 (60.5% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 119.30 -0.5%	17.67	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (38.6% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 165.80 +0.1%	N/A	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 244.50 (47.5% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,110 -1.1%	0.91	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 216 -6.1%	N/A	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-2.8% Downside)

(Last Updated: 6/2/2026)

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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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