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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 10,890.00 +2.3%	2.20	GEL470.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,386 +1.0%	11.55	£237.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-6.2% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£139.60 +0.3%	21.02	£216.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (9.8% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,194.50 -0.3%	10.65	£178.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-7.7% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,196 +1.9%	15.88	£162.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,662.50 (-16.7% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 920 +2.8%	8.76	£132.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,928 +2.1%	13.03	£128.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,156 (-9.7% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 551.20 -2.5%	41.17	£107.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (15.2% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,248.80 +3.4%	45.52	£107.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (11.3% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,820 -1.1%	13.81	£104.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,500 (-6.6% 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
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,235.50 -1.2%	9.80	£92.50 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,921.32 (-7.4% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,925 +0.5%	13.55	£76.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (5.7% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 585.50 +2.9%	195.17	£68.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 556 (-5.0% Downside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,281 +0.2%	21.05	£62.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,305.50 (1.9% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 453.55 +1.7%	10.45	£61.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (16.3% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,993.50 +2.1%	34.20	£61.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (11.8% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 101.50 +1.9%	13.36	£59.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (11.8% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 596.40 +2.2%	8.54	£47.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (21.9% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,176 -2.6%	38.72	£45.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (33.0% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,640.87 +2.5%	29.78	£43.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (21.4% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,978.50 +1.7%	9.58	£43.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-2.0% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,433 -0.6%	21.72	£43.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (70.4% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,911 +2.3%	N/A	£41.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,165.71 (-19.1% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 4,075 +3.9%	30.23	£40.17 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,518.75 (-13.7% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,576.50 -1.7%	14.57	£35.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,000 (26.9% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£167.60 +0.7%	16.50	£33.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,925 -0.5%	16.26	£30.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (20.1% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 341.90 -0.6%	18.48	£30.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (16.6% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,652 -0.8%	9.56	£29.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (33.4% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,458.59 +2.1%	28.29	£29.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (6.0% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 454.30 -1.8%	16.76	£28.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (5.4% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,125.50 -0.5%	7.33	£28.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (22.5% 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 110.13 -1.7%	N/A	£25.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (4.1% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,265 +0.9%	17.39	£24.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (22.1% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,315 +0.2%	3.57	£23.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (63.9% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,580 -3.8%	17.43	£23.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (58.4% 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)
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BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 221.90 -2.3%	23.11	£21.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,789 -1.3%	11.19	£21.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (23.1% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 880 +1.9%	9.43	£18.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 412.30 +5.0%	5.93	£18.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (13.0% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,606 +0.9%	50.37	£17.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,737.50 (-18.9% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 625.60 -0.1%	12.89	£16.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 709 (13.3% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,520 +1.5%	4.94	£16.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 6,224.38 +5.8%	1.07	£16.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (3.6% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,280 -0.4%	16.53	£15.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (12.0% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 271.40 +0.5%	27.86	£15.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-7.6% Downside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£131.05 +0.1%	17.58	£15.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (7.6% Upside)
RBD Reabold Resources	Energy	GBX 95 +2.2%	N/A	£13.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,831 -0.3%	13.74	£12.85 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,746 (-4.6% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,238 -1.9%	N/A	£12.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (103.8% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,138 -0.4%	40.97	£12.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (21.5% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 336.40 +1.1%	22.88	£12.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 465 +0.2%	25.08	£11.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 461.43 (-0.8% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 249 +8.0%	35.57	£11.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 215 (-13.7% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,438 +3.8%	12.75	£10.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,633.33 (26.9% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 814.40 +0.4%	1,018.00	£10.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (35.2% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,368.23 -3.2%	13.94	£10.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-16.8% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 717.40 +0.2%	17.63	£9.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (19.7% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 944 +2.2%	25.52	£9.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (38.0% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,136 +0.3%	29.92	£9.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,075.57 (-1.9% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,011.14 -0.2%	51.06	£9.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,626.25 (-5.5% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,360	73.41	£9.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (5.1% 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		$54,431.00 +1.0%	N/A	$9.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 583 +0.1%	17.35	£9.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.2% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 200.20 +0.0%	N/A	£9.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (10.6% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,510 +0.5%	25.51	£8.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-0.8% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 876 -1.3%	23.57	£8.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (29.0% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 796.50 +1.0%	N/A	£7.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (12.3% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.00 -2.0%	N/A	C$7.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 698.98 +2.8%	3.71	£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)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,360.29 -1.1%	16.75	£7.58 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-0.9% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,281.50	8.85	£7.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.2% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,503 +0.2%	32.59	£7.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (25.0% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 315.30 +0.2%	25.63	£7.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-5.6% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,188 +2.2%	2.97	£7.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 348.50 +0.4%	387.22	£7.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (20.1% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 308.10 -0.5%	18.23	£6.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (5.1% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£206.40 +4.6%	33.06	£6.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-3.5% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,124 -0.3%	22.17	£6.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (11.6% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,796 +0.9%	22.58	£6.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-0.8% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,468 -0.8%	25.95	£6.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (39.9% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,209.50	12.24	£6.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (38.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,845 +0.2%	17.55	£6.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,448.43 (-21.5% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 482.20 -5.4%	16.63	£6.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (41.0% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,815 -0.1%	10.37	£5.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,645.17 (-9.4% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 638.50 +1.3%	9.82	£5.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (3.4% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,902 +0.9%	9.34	£5.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,456.57 (29.2% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,815 +0.7%	N/A	£5.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,115 -0.6%	N/A	£5.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,963.29 (-2.5% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,063.36 0.0%	19.06	£5.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (46.6% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,950 -0.4%	31.42	£5.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (15.3% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 297.20 +0.8%	21.54	£4.98 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 302.57 (1.8% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,322 +0.5%	23.21	£4.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 715.50 +6.0%	4.04	£4.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (5.6% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 638.50 +1.3%	19.17	£4.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (0.4% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,218 +0.6%	28.99	£4.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,712.50 (-12.0% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 247.40 +0.2%	11.67	£4.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-10.1% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 188.79 +1.1%	12.67	£4.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (23.5% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 279.40 -1.8%	N/A	£4.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 299.83 (7.3% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 776 +1.4%	15.84	£4.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 924 (19.1% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,003.65 +0.4%	67.65	£4.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (4.5% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,822 +0.2%	165.64	£4.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-7.6% Downside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 403.60 +1.9%	8.95	£4.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 448.13 (11.0% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,150.25 +2.3%	N/A	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,325.56 (15.2% 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)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 150 +0.4%	10.42	£4.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (34.3% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,424 +0.1%	19.80	£4.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 3,071.67 (26.7% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.64 +1.2%	776.40	£4.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (199.7% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 201.20 +2.1%	23.40	£3.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 308.78 (53.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 237.45 -2.6%	N/A	£3.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-13.7% Downside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,315 +1.5%	52.16	£3.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-29.2% Downside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 798.50 +1.1%	15.36	£3.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 792.50 (-0.8% Downside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,222.17 +1.5%	N/A	£3.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,218.33 (-0.2% Downside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 259 +1.7%	17.38	£3.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (55.4% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 439.20 -3.0%	13.21	£3.58 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (26.0% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,106 +1.1%	12.54	£3.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (37.8% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 355.83 +2.0%	N/A	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 475 (33.5% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 537.80 -0.4%	N/A	£3.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (91.1% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 370.50 +0.5%	8.09	£3.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (21.5% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 567 -2.1%	18.90	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 675 (19.0% 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)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 752.90 +2.4%	20.13	£3.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (37.5% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,674 +2.9%	23.88	£3.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,903.33 (13.7% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 594 +0.3%	14.21	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 431.80 -2.7%	15.42	£3.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (49.1% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 685.33 +0.4%	20.28	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 692.14 (1.0% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,598 -1.2%	12.13	£3.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-11.2% Downside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 739 +1.8%	6.84	£3.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (28.6% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,477.14 +1.2%	8.16	£3.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (44.1% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 283.23 +0.4%	18.88	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 256 (-9.6% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,356	9.13	£3.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (24.9% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,254.06 +1.1%	6.89	£3.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 595.50 +4.1%	15.27	£3.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-1.6% Downside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.40 +0.1%	14.03	£3.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (19.8% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 322.50 +2.8%	6.55	£3.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 277.27 +0.5%	N/A	£2.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (16.3% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 840 +1.2%	11.73	£2.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (26.2% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 571 +0.7%	5.01	£2.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,400 -2.2%	19.96	£2.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,358 (-19.3% Downside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 79.56 +1.3%	11.61	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (40.8% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 846.05 0.0%	41.88	£2.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010.75 (19.5% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 379.51 +2.5%	5.87	£2.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (44.9% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 138.40 +3.1%	11.57	£2.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.50 (23.2% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 278.80 +0.4%	19.82	£2.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-8.7% Downside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 194.10 +0.3%	22.57	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 201.57 (3.8% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 502 +1.0%	25.23	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (44.7% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 477 +2.4%	19.75	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (21.2% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.33 +2.2%	N/A	£2.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 314.24 +1.4%	22.94	£2.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (27.9% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,614 +1.3%	5.74	£2.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 535 +1.1%	111.46	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 630.25 (17.8% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 243.23 -0.8%	73.71	£2.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (7.6% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 627 +1.6%	24.53	£2.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 563.13 (-10.2% Downside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,460 +1.7%	1.79	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 134.40 +1.7%	7.26	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 182.80 (36.0% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 707 +2.0%	6.46	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 247.86 +0.7%	N/A	£2.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (41.2% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 128.80 +0.8%	20.77	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.52 +0.3%	14.17	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (21.3% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 133.96 +2.1%	9.38	£2.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.80 -0.3%	0.31	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,346.03 +2.1%	7.23	£2.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 319 +0.6%	13.18	£2.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 348.67 (9.3% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 264.40 +0.7%	53.96	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (45.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,316 -0.2%	2,392.73	£2.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.2% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 178 +0.6%	24.38	£2.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 188.20 (5.7% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 499.40 -2.5%	89.18	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 490 (-1.9% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,902.79 +2.0%	14.46	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (46.5% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,760	27.17	£2.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,813.33 (1.9% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 364.50 +0.7%	6.21	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 100.10 -0.4%	N/A	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,560 +1.8%	12.85	£2.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (14.0% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 419.65 +1.2%	6.68	£2.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,141 +1.8%	4.87	£2.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (44.0% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,988.30 -0.1%	18.99	£2.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (1.8% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 226.73 +0.4%	12.39	£2.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-9.1% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,206 +0.4%	26.10	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,743 +1.3%	12.15	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (12.2% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 831.89 +0.6%	9.09	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (38.6% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 239.60 -1.0%	19.02	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 325.33 (35.8% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 364 +2.5%	10.54	£1.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 999.03 +3.8%	2.73	£1.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 187 +0.9%	103.89	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (35.7% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 338.80 +1.2%	7.37	£1.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (2.3% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 487.50 +0.5%	N/A	£1.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-20.0% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 510 +2.1%	6.93	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (30.9% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,737.20 +0.5%	14.56	£1.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (5.0% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 204.62 +0.2%	13.73	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (19.2% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 270.50 +0.9%	9.32	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 78.22 -0.3%	0.12	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 172.57 +1.6%	6.99	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 207.50 (20.2% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 208.37 +0.3%	4.28	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (109.7% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,134 -0.6%	132.24	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,681.67 (-14.4% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 407.50 +1.7%	49.76	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 72.22 -0.3%	N/A	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (38.5% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 544 +0.4%	18.69	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,397.94 +1.7%	12.07	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-3.4% Downside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,475.87 -0.1%	34.87	£1.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (29.9% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 829.03 +0.2%	12.52	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,200.50 (44.8% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,216 +1.0%	5.30	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 310 -0.4%	8.86	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (75.0% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 339 +1.1%	2.45	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 793.50 +2.1%	10.80	£1.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (51.2% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 687.50 +0.5%	23.23	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-20.5% Downside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 346.50 +5.3%	16.12	£1.57 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 99 -0.1%	7.16	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (26.3% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 838 -1.0%	N/A	£1.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (-4.7% Downside)
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)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 635.98 -2.4%	5.44	£1.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (6.2% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.25 +0.1%	13.67	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 124 (54.5% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 147.43 +2.2%	12.71	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 177 (20.1% Upside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 783 +1.0%	N/A	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 725 (-7.4% Downside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 71 +10.2%	11.85	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 278 (291.5% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 782.50 +4.5%	170.48	£1.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-29.7% Downside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,150.92 +2.0%	15.83	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 174.50 -0.8%	3.29	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,821.21 +0.4%	22.65	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (-1.0% Downside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 581 +1.6%	N/A	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (16.8% 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
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 836.50 +0.6%	26.98	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 830 (-0.8% Downside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 524.50 -0.4%	29.97	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 616.75 (17.6% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 236.50 +2.4%	8.02	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (105.1% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 642.50 +0.5%	12.70	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (16.9% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 431 +1.0%	3.94	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 149 +1.2%	7.36	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 213.56 -0.4%	12.91	£1.39 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-29.8% Downside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 749.50 +0.3%	8.53	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,025.20 (36.8% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 420 +0.2%	9.19	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,872.36 +1.9%	16.23	£1.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (20.2% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KOS Kosmos Energy	Energy	GBX 222 -1.7%	N/A	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-5.4% Downside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 285.50 +1.6%	2.54	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 168.80 +3.6%	N/A	£1.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 244.50 (44.8% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 117.50 +3.8%	17.41	£1.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (40.7% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 352.03 -0.2%	N/A	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 131.18 +0.9%	N/A	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 218.60 (66.6% Upside)
VLX Volex	Industrials	GBX 691.55 +2.1%	22.75	£1.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 472.50 (-31.7% Downside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 113.27 +0.1%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 5/26/2026)

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Updated July 31, 2022

A History of the FTSE 100
What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?
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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