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HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,576 -0.7%	13.02	£265.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,301.75 (-17.4% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£126.32 -0.7%	19.02	£197.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153 (21.1% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,383.50 +1.9%	10.54	£183.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (11.6% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 75.99 +0.6%	0.11	£167.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,134 -0.8%	15.57	£160.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£109.63 (249.8% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,050 -0.4%	10.00	£150.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,467.80 +0.3%	53.51	£125.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,491.83 (1.6% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,174 +0.5%	11.79	£113.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (7.4% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 552.50 +1.8%	41.27	£107.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 605 (9.5% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,759.25 -1.9%	11.02	£104.44 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,904.65 (-18.0% Downside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,570 +0.1%	13.09	£98.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,791.67 (4.9% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,931.50 -0.4%	13.59	£80.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,041.43 (5.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 511.71 +0.2%	11.79	£66.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 575 (12.4% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,094 +2.1%	35.92	£64.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,267.50 (8.3% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 114.70 -0.8%	15.09	£64.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.20 (-0.4% Downside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 545.45 +1.2%	181.82	£61.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,773.33 (225.1% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,190 +0.5%	19.55	£58.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (10.5% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 705.80 +3.2%	10.11	£54.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (5.4% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 31.71 -0.7%	0.27	£54.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,932.50 (9,147.9% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,193.87 -1.0%	10.62	£47.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,266 (3.3% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,607 -2.5%	23.28	£46.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (60.0% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,398 -2.4%	35.43	£44.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.50 (44.7% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 3,733 +0.2%	N/A	£38.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,668.75 (-1.7% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	GBX 8,159.40 -1.0%	20.62	£37.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (43.4% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,634.50 -0.5%	15.11	£36.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,547.50 (178.2% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 8,190 -1.0%	19.23	£36.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (1.6% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,655 -1.3%	27.11	£34.99 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,831.25 (4.8% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	GBX 226.36 +0.1%	0.22	£34.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,240 -1.1%	10.77	£33.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,242.86 (19.1% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 363.30 -1.4%	19.64	£33.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 395.33 (8.8% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 +1.6%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 489.50 -0.5%	18.06	£30.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 495 (1.1% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,864 +0.6%	5.32	£29.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (25.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,349.71 +0.1%	22.29	£28.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (10.9% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 117.85 -1.3%	N/A	£27.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-2.8% Downside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 1,116 -1.7%	7.27	£27.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (23.6% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,790 -3.7%	17.07	£27.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (46.5% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 160.70 -0.2%	0.33	£23.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 7,025 (4,271.5% Upside)
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AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,800.42 -1.5%	13.17	£21.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (22.6% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 201.30 -1.3%	18.64	£20.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 880 +0.9%	9.43	£19.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 431.90 -1.5%	5.98	£19.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (7.9% Upside)
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 693.40 -0.3%	14.29	£18.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 720.38 (3.9% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,010 -1.0%	19.34	£18.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (-0.6% Downside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 2,475 -1.9%	13.18	£18.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,728 (50.6% Upside)
HKLD Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 8.12 +9.6%	0.14	£17.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£148.45 -2.6%	19.92	£17.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£141.29 (-4.8% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 300.40 +0.1%	30.84	£16.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 256 (-14.8% Downside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,104.79 +0.7%	15.79	£14.63 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-15.0% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,330.50 +1.2%	4.83	£14.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 5,580 +1.6%	0.95	£13.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (33.5% Upside)
KYGA Kerry Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 82.80 -3.9%	0.21	£13.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 99 (19.6% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,530 -1.2%	35.96	£13.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,809.30 (13,524.1% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 7,588	N/A	£13.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (94.4% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 965 -0.2%	23.71	£13.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,252.86 (133.5% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,158.50 -2.5%	41.71	£12.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,340.11 (15.7% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 333 -2.4%	17.90	£12.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (35.1% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 903.46 -1.1%	1,129.33	£11.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,095 (21.2% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,772 -0.2%	15.61	£11.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 3,407.50 (-9.7% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 344.80 -2.0%	18.60	£11.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 463 (34.3% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 237 -1.8%	33.86	£10.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,210 (410.5% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,320 -0.1%	51.99	£9.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-3.8% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,383 +0.2%	74.65	£9.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (3.5% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 923 +1.4%	N/A	£9.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 943 (2.2% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Finance	GBX 588.50 +0.0%	17.51	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-23.0% Downside)
CBKD Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.	Finance	GBX 2.71 +0.6%	0.00	£9.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,018 -0.3%	24.52	£9.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (127.5% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,802 +0.2%	19.89	£8.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (112.6% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,840 +0.1%	27.04	£8.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,659.40 (-3.1% Downside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 885.60 -1.0%	18.29	£8.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,197.25 (35.2% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 973.20 +0.6%	24.51	£8.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (12.4% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$50,953.00 +0.3%	N/A	$8.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 357.50 +0.4%	29.07	£8.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (89.6% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 3,522 -0.9%	10.12	£8.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,366.67 (52.4% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 405.10 -1.1%	32.93	£8.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 422.50 (4.3% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,642	34.40	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (8.9% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,257 -2.7%	24.79	£7.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,251 (-0.5% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 359.40 +1.0%	21.27	£7.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (135.8% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,290.50	8.91	£7.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.8% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,636 -2.5%	27.72	£7.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,375 (28.0% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 155 +1.6%	N/A	£7.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (39.6% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,936 -0.3%	23.72	£6.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,015 (2.7% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$13.43 -2.4%	N/A	C$6.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 626.50 +2.5%	3.32	£6.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,780.54 +1.6%	2.69	£6.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£191.20 -1.5%	30.62	£6.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (4.2% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 331.20 +0.4%	9.56	£6.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 454.30 -4.4%	15.67	£5.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 660 (45.3% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,809 -0.4%	10.34	£5.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-2.1% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,968 -0.3%	N/A	£5.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,121 -0.4%	27.14	£5.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,304 (283.9% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,460 -14.4%	13.89	£5.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (-8.4% Downside)
GLB Glanbia	Consumer Staples	GBX 22.80 -3.0%	0.31	£5.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,888 -0.6%	11.52	£5.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (32.9% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,053.50 -0.6%	10.66	£5.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,702.57 (61.6% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,330	448.30	£5.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,215.43 (-1.8% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 705.50 -2.1%	15.37	£5.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-9.1% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,970.62 -0.3%	31.51	£5.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (14.9% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 308.60 -0.4%	22.36	£5.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (-0.6% Downside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 4,598 -2.4%	31.60	£5.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (4.9% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,346 +1.2%	23.63	£4.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 11,610.00 +0.2%	2.26	GEL4.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 170.10 -0.5%	11.82	£4.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 204.29 (20.1% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 196.20 -0.9%	15.09	£4.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (15.8% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 89.46 -4.1%	894.60	£4.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (160.5% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 630 +0.8%	11.65	£4.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-8.0% Downside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 442 -0.4%	9.76	£4.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (1.0% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,205 -2.0%	72.18	£4.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,390 (5.8% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Healthcare	GBX 224 -2.1%	26.05	£4.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (36.6% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 788.50 -0.1%	16.09	£4.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (28.0% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 240.60 +0.6%	11.35	£4.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-5.9% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,204 +0.8%	204.07	£4.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (9.8% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,510 -0.7%	20.51	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (159.9% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 523.80 -0.6%	15.37	£4.16 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 550.33 (5.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 293.30 -0.6%	19.68	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (32.7% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 862.50 -1.3%	16.59	£4.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-0.7% Downside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 242.20 +0.9%	N/A	£3.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-6.4% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 486.20	35.49	£3.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (-16.7% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 649 +0.5%	8.65	£3.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (1.7% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 1,971.92 +0.6%	28.13	£3.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 1,974.44 (0.1% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 576 +6.1%	19.20	£3.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,670 (537.2% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 239.40 +1.6%	N/A	£3.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (30.6% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 516 -3.9%	2.91	£3.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (46.4% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,107 -0.4%	12.55	£3.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (135.4% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 380 -1.4%	11.88	£3.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (18.4% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 302.20 -3.5%	20.15	£3.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (0.8% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 4,948 +2.0%	48.56	£3.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,812.50 (-2.7% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 538.80 -2.1%	N/A	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 994 (84.5% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 810.67 0.0%	7.51	£3.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (6.9% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 892.20 +1.9%	23.86	£3.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 896.25 (0.5% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,585 -0.6%	8.76	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (6.4% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 464.60 +1.7%	16.59	£3.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 607.14 (30.7% Upside)
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PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 307 (-1.1% Downside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 336 -0.9%	N/A	£3.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (340.8% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 609 +0.8%	14.57	£3.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 1,992 -0.4%	N/A	£3.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (15.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 701.50	20.33	£3.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-0.7% Downside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,462 +0.3%	N/A	£3.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,116.67 (44.8% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,508.64 -0.5%	10.60	£3.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (135.2% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 300.24 +0.2%	N/A	£3.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (16.6% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,565	7.84	£3.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 593 +0.2%	5.20	£3.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 845.31 -1.1%	11.81	£2.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (25.1% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,369.57 -1.1%	18.50	£2.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (11.3% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,910 -4.6%	10.32	£2.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (6.6% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 74.25 -1.4%	12.80	£2.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (17.8% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 538 -1.5%	27.04	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 686.38 (27.6% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 78 -6.1%	11.38	£2.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (39.7% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 506 +1.7%	20.95	£2.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,635.40 (223.2% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 321.31 +1.7%	65.57	£2.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (21.4% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 305 +2.5%	3.93	£2.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 193.20 -1.3%	22.47	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (5.4% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 143.80 -1.5%	7.77	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 181.60 (26.3% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,540 +1.4%	6.58	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (6.4% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 207 -0.5%	33.93	£2.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-7.1% Downside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 737.50 -1.0%	36.51	£2.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,360 (355.6% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 4,812 +0.3%	1.87	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 141.81 -0.4%	9.93	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 263 +3.9%	N/A	£2.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (33.1% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 135.57 -0.3%	9.82	£2.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 94.45 -2.1%	14.31	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (20.9% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 342.60 -0.8%	14.16	£2.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (5.8% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 554 -0.1%	25.53	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-6.9% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,578 +0.8%	4.28	£2.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.90 -0.1%	N/A	£2.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 60.40 +1.0%	0.32	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 587.50 -1.9%	19.37	£2.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (115.3% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 241.60 +0.1%	17.17	£2.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (9.5% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,104 -0.6%	14.66	£2.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-7.0% Downside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,335	7.30	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 109 +0.4%	N/A	£2.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,327 +0.2%	2,412.73	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,112.50 (-16.2% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,988 -1.4%	15.11	£2.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (23.2% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 222.60 -1.2%	13.66	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-7.3% Downside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,850 -1.0%	28.05	£2.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (4.4% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 431.40 -1.7%	11.06	£2.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 560 (29.8% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 462.97 -0.4%	23.99	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (209.4% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 368.50 +0.4%	6.28	£2.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 676.12 +1.5%	6.18	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 212.20 -0.7%	12.41	£2.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-2.9% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 428.18 -0.2%	6.82	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 195.80 -4.4%	59.33	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (44.7% Upside)
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GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,880 -7.5%	15.76	£2.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,881.43 (0.1% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 260.40 +0.2%	93.00	£2.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (15.8% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,430 -0.7%	12.49	£2.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (30.9% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,024 -1.2%	15.22	£2.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-18.4% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,200 +1.4%	25.97	£1.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 388.03 +0.9%	15.22	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 382 +3.6%	8.30	£1.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 366 (-4.2% Downside)
INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 502 -2.5%	100.40	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-22.3% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 556.50 -1.4%	7.56	£1.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (20.0% Upside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 667 -4.7%	24.25	£1.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-41.9% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 92.15 -3.4%	7.70	£1.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (69.8% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 197.10 -1.4%	109.50	£1.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (28.8% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Finance	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 869.50 -2.3%	11.83	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (35.4% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 76.10 -1.3%	N/A	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (31.4% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 390 +0.4%	18.15	£1.77 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 276.50 -0.9%	9.52	£1.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 214.80 +1.5%	4.41	£1.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 277.50 (29.2% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 328 -2.8%	9.37	£1.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (58.5% Upside)
BHMU BH Macro USD	Finance	GBX 4.24 -0.2%	0.09	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 167.90 -0.2%	11.58	£1.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (6.3% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 887.79 +0.1%	14.00	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (33.7% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,668 +0.7%	15.93	£1.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (10.1% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 545 +0.2%	16.78	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 194.30 +0.3%	12.54	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (24.5% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 965.70 -0.4%	10.55	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (192.5% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,242 -0.6%	5.41	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 729.50 -1.9%	24.65	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 596.67 (-18.2% Downside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 276 -1.4%	9.02	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (102.4% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 883 +0.1%	2.41	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 592 +0.9%	48.13	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (4.6% Upside)
PTSB Permanent TSB Group	Finance	GBX 2.94 +0.3%	0.23	£1.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.95 -0.8%	6.66	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (25.1% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 837 -1.1%	9.30	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (24.3% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 81.19 +0.4%	13.83	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (49.3% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 395 +0.4%	48.23	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 200.60 -0.1%	N/A	£1.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (258.7% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 463.50 -0.3%	4.24	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 602.14 -1.2%	5.15	£1.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (10.3% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 170 +1.5%	3.21	£1.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,194 -2.2%	30.90	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (46.6% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,732 -0.6%	32.64	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (1.8% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,730 +0.0%	22.22	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (1.0% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 349 -1.4%	9.16	£1.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (11.2% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 376 -0.3%	14.08	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 763 +2.8%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (4.6% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 885.50	15.87	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (15.3% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 547.50 -0.4%	N/A	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (28.2% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 615.50	20.72	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 734 (19.3% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,825 -2.1%	15.96	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,271.67 (15.8% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 147 +0.7%	4.88	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 208.40 +0.7%	12.60	£1.33 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-25.6% Downside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 208.50 -2.8%	9.88	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (17.5% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Finance	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,704 +0.5%	14.45	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 8/2/2026)

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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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