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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 12,720.00 +1.8%	2.35	GEL547.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 4,017.50 +1.5%	8.89	£228.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (-6.0% Downside)
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,292.80 -0.3%	9.23	£221.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,403 (8.5% Upside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£130.71 +2.4%	19.57	£202.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	£153.57 (17.5% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,032 -1.3%	15.69	£154.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,166.67 (4.4% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 873.75 -2.0%	8.32	£126.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 619.90 +1.2%	46.30	£120.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.91)	GBX 627 (1.1% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,263 +1.7%	46.04	£108.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,690.33 (33.8% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,775.50 -0.3%	11.26	£102.84 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 4,690 (-1.8% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 6,241.99 -2.4%	8.46	£101.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,721.43 (23.7% Upside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,519 +0.2%	15.54	£97.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,875 (7.9% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,809.50 -1.2%	15.36	£72.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 2,064.38 (14.1% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 535.80 -1.1%	11.91	£62.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (23.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,025 -0.6%	34.74	£62.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,275 (12.3% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,237.50 +1.4%	20.33	£60.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,316.33 (6.4% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 431.60 +0.6%	8.94	£57.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 576.67 (33.6% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 98.30 -5.4%	12.29	£56.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 116 (18.0% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,917 +0.9%	23.37	£50.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,680 (26.2% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 634.40 -1.9%	8.50	£50.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 800.71 (26.2% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,112 +2.1%	9.99	£45.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,492 (18.0% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 9,422 +2.6%	33.88	£45.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£124 (31.6% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	GBX 9,240 -0.6%	20.50	£41.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (26.6% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 3,879 +1.7%	N/A	£41.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,864.29 (-0.4% Downside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,702.50 -2.0%	21.85	£37.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,959.50 (15.1% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 8,250 -1.1%	18.58	£36.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,725 (5.8% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,300 +1.5%	12.00	£33.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,925.33 (11.8% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 531.40 -0.1%	19.61	£33.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 500 (-5.9% Downside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,663 +2.3%	25.27	£32.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,639.43 (-0.9% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,281 -0.2%	19.55	£32.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 3,843.75 (17.2% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 154	N/A	£30.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 316.60 -15.3%	17.49	£27.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 387.80 (22.5% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 116.75 -0.6%	N/A	£27.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 119 (1.9% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,921.88 +1.0%	17.88	£25.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (39.9% Upside)
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	Industrials	GBX 6,206 +1.5%	18.53	£25.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,800 (-6.5% Downside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,413 +2.5%	4.48	£24.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (49.3% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 904 +0.2%	6.36	£22.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,453 (60.7% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 4,800 (-9.9% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,903 +0.9%	13.65	£21.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,300 (13.7% Upside)
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BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 213.40 +0.4%	19.76	£21.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 157 (-26.4% Downside)
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 719.60 +0.1%	14.83	£19.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 760.71 (5.7% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 915.70 -1.1%	9.49	£19.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 411.70 +2.1%	6.41	£17.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (23.9% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£153.25 +1.4%	19.49	£17.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£155.80 (1.7% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 2,343 -1.4%	7.57	£17.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,516.67 (50.1% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,622 -1.3%	16.93	£16.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,346.60 (15.7% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 305.40 +0.7%	8.52	£16.40 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-9.3% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,547.50 +0.2%	5.62	£16.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 5,170 -1.4%	0.37	£13.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,250 (40.2% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 7,588 -0.2%	N/A	£13.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (94.4% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,484 +1.1%	35.49	£13.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£6,003.71 (17,132.2% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,877 -1.1%	14.08	£13.11 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 1,782.14 (-5.1% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 912.20 +1.2%	41.46	£12.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 2,271.57 (149.0% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,119.50 -0.3%	40.31	£12.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,293.33 (15.5% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,826.75 +1.5%	17.52	£11.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 3,813.60 (-0.3% Downside)
MORE Hostmore	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 8,850 -0.6%	N/A	£11.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,518 +0.9%	81.94	£10.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (-6.5% Downside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 831.20 +0.5%	48.61	£10.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,160 (39.6% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,150.50 +0.6%	28.97	£10.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,107.86 (-3.7% Downside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 228.40 -3.0%	9.48	£10.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,755 (668.4% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 277 +2.4%	14.89	£10.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (62.5% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,284 +0.9%	26.68	£9.92 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (126.8% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,285	51.74	£9.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (1.6% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 3,942 -1.2%	11.59	£9.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (24.3% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 928.50 +0.3%	N/A	£9.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 989.25 (6.5% 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 588.94 0.0%	13.54	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 483.33 (-17.9% Downside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,922.50 +0.0%	28.88	£9.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,649.25 (-4.6% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,768.00 -1.4%	N/A	$9.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,844 +0.2%	18.83	£8.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 7,175 (152.3% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 345.30 +0.7%	18.31	£8.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 433.25 (25.5% Upside)
MICC Millicom International Cellular	Communication Services	GBX 1,427 -0.5%	48.27	£8.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,250 (-12.4% Downside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 405.13 -0.2%	32.94	£8.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 437.14 (7.9% Upside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 820.60 +1.4%	16.94	£8.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,192 (45.3% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,310.50 +0.7%	26.21	£7.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,278.33 (-2.5% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,308.37 0.0%	11.94	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,069 (-18.3% Downside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 322.60 +0.6%	N/A	£7.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 689 (113.6% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,745.27 +1.6%	4.38	£7.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,910 (6.0% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 339.55 +0.3%	20.09	£7.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 356 (4.8% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 155.60 -0.4%	10.30	£7.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 217.60 (39.8% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 631.55 -1.2%	1.91	£6.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,928 +0.8%	21.58	£6.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,205.83 (9.5% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,634 +0.7%	25.87	£6.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (29.4% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,824 +0.3%	N/A	£6.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 343 +0.2%	4.53	£6.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,184 +1.0%	N/A	£6.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 472.70 +2.1%	36.93	£5.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (49.8% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,853 +0.5%	9.78	£5.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (-0.8% Downside)
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KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 349 -0.2%	19.83	£5.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 316.71 (-9.3% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,560 +1.1%	28.17	£5.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (7.9% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,445 -0.1%	456.44	£5.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,215.43 (-3.6% Downside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,235 -0.6%	27.03	£5.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,737.50 (9.6% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 661.64 +1.0%	14.41	£5.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 654.33 (-1.1% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,846.29 +2.3%	11.26	£5.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,500 (35.4% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£160.60 -0.4%	25.80	£5.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (24.1% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,074 -3.5%	10.08	£5.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (60.3% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 312.20 +1.5%	19.89	£5.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 310 (-0.7% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 680.40 +0.1%	12.58	£5.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 646.43 (-5.0% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$9.75 +2.6%	N/A	C$5.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,029 +1.9%	24.92	£5.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (313.6% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,606 -0.1%	63.37	£5.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,490 (-3.2% Downside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 835 +0.8%	16.70	£5.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 782.50 (-6.3% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,369 -0.2%	8.63	£5.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 92.44 +0.5%	924.40	£4.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 110.88 (19.9% Upside)
CTEC Convatec Group	Healthcare	GBX 242.80 -0.5%	39.16	£4.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 305.44 (25.8% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 306.40 +0.3%	19.15	£4.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (1.5% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,737.50 +0.0%	22.37	£4.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,925.63 (6.9% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 184.10 +0.7%	14.16	£4.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 225.80 (22.7% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 319.47 +1.2%	19.02	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 377.30 (18.1% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 806.50 +1.2%	16.53	£4.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (25.2% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 404.98 +5.4%	N/A	£4.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 428.75 (5.9% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 422.80 +1.8%	9.33	£4.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 443.63 (4.9% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 145.90 +0.5%	13.94	£4.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 183.43 (25.7% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 526.10 +0.7%	15.44	£4.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 562.43 (6.9% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 861.75 +0.3%	16.51	£4.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,096.67 (27.3% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 224.20 +0.8%	10.73	£4.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (1.0% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 492.80	33.30	£4.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-12.0% Downside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,505 -2.1%	33.67	£4.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,196.67 (12.6% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,237 +0.5%	13.13	£3.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (107.3% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,750 +1.2%	N/A	£3.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,316.67 (32.4% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 617 +0.1%	8.23	£3.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 889.50	10.26	£3.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (-2.6% Downside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 338 +1.5%	12.03	£3.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 322.25 (-4.7% Downside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 414 +4.3%	138.00	£3.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437.50 (5.7% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 511.50 +0.6%	17.88	£3.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 595.13 (16.3% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,034 -0.3%	175.25	£3.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,256.25 (21.5% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 1,696 -1.4%	24.19	£3.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,104.17 (24.1% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 393 +0.6%	12.28	£3.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 450 (14.5% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 789 +1.5%	22.87	£3.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 733.75 (-7.0% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,719 -0.2%	9.77	£3.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (21.3% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 524 -0.8%	4.17	£3.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 783 (49.4% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 763.20 -0.2%	N/A	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 936.25 (22.7% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 606 -0.2%	14.49	£3.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 972.50 +0.6%	9.25	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,537.50 (58.1% Upside)
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ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 321.99 +1.3%	N/A	£3.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (360.0% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,442 +0.6%	10.40	£3.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,690.71 (152.5% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,436 +0.5%	N/A	£3.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,370 (-2.7% Downside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 587	5.76	£3.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,435	4.90	£3.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 461.80 -1.6%	N/A	£2.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 965.71 (109.1% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 528 +1.0%	21.86	£2.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (215.0% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 78.64 -7.3%	11.47	£2.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 98 (24.6% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,280 -0.4%	18.19	£2.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,256 (18.5% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 291.20 +1.3%	19.45	£2.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 314.25 (7.9% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 820.50 +0.2%	96.53	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (307.5% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 4,996 +1.3%	1.88	£2.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 271.60 -0.6%	16.66	£2.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 218.75 (-19.5% Downside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 323.46 -0.5%	N/A	£2.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (-7.3% Downside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 145.90 +0.6%	7.01	£2.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 184.20 (26.3% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 210.60	34.52	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 201.25 (-4.4% Downside)
AMC Amur Minerals	Materials	GBX 188.80 +0.3%	N/A	£2.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 308 -1.6%	3.97	£2.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 64.20 +0.6%	0.34	£2.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 119.50 -0.1%	291.46	£2.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,408 +1.1%	6.76	£2.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,616.57 (14.8% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 187.10 +0.9%	22.01	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (12.7% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 134.80 -1.0%	9.77	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 564	25.99	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 508 (-9.9% Downside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 139.20 -0.6%	11.08	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.89 +0.8%	15.65	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 112.60 (19.9% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 473.60 +0.9%	N/A	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 593.56 (25.3% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,166 +1.5%	16.46	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,527.89 (16.7% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,600 -0.5%	4.34	£2.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,380 -0.9%	8.67	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,956.67 (17.1% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 65 +0.6%	10.66	£2.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (28.5% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 3,040 +0.7%	25.12	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (6.6% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 110.70 -1.2%	6.29	£2.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (40.9% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 293.20 +1.3%	104.71	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 309.75 (5.6% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,282 -0.9%	17.70	£2.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,962.86 (-14.0% Downside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 590.50 -0.1%	19.47	£2.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,276.25 (116.1% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,330 +0.8%	7.29	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 323.40 +0.2%	12.83	£2.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (12.0% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 444 -0.9%	7.66	£2.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 770 (73.4% Upside)
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 232.20 +0.3%	N/A	£2.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (-14.5% Downside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 698.60 -2.8%	2.01	£2.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 222 +0.9%	N/A	£2.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (57.7% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 637.50 -0.7%	10.06	£2.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,011.75 (58.7% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,150 -0.4%	14.29	£2.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,945 (-6.5% Downside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.22 -1.5%	N/A	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 569.20 -1.9%	189.73	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-31.5% Downside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,897 +0.7%	44.36	£2.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,912.29 (0.8% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 204.60 -0.3%	85.25	£2.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 288.33 (40.9% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 354 +0.6%	8.78	£2.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 381.83 (7.9% Upside)
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FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 416 +0.5%	8.02	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,232.81 -0.9%	5.61	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 368 +0.3%	4.84	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 203.40 +0.9%	11.89	£1.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 222 (9.1% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,068 +0.9%	10.62	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (42.6% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 378 +0.1%	14.82	£1.92 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 705 +0.9%	25.64	£1.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-34.4% Downside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 84.44 +1.4%	0.11	£1.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 315	10.29	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (77.4% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 987.90 +0.5%	14.54	£1.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,831.67 (186.6% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 80 +0.4%	N/A	£1.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 925 -1.5%	14.59	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,152.29 (24.6% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 398.50 -0.3%	N/A	£1.81 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 191.40 +0.2%	212.67	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (41.0% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Finance	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,078 +1.7%	23.43	£1.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (21.5% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,734 -0.2%	15.44	£1.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,703.33 (-1.8% Downside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 203 -1.5%	101.50	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 869 +0.9%	11.32	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,074.38 (23.6% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 279.50 +0.5%	9.63	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 199.30 -0.9%	12.86	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (21.4% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 554 -0.7%	17.06	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 733.70 +0.5%	17.22	£1.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 696.67 (-5.0% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 495.20 +1.3%	6.64	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 665.80 (34.5% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 682 +0.7%	5.29	£1.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 663.17 (-2.8% Downside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 349.80 -0.6%	18.12	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,353.33 (286.9% Upside)
MTR Metal Tiger	Materials	GBX 970 -0.5%	N/A	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 878.35 -1.1%	2.27	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 83.90 +0.4%	15.57	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (44.5% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,187.47 +0.1%	5.24	£1.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,110 -0.9%	20.41	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,281.25 (3.4% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.30 +0.7%	6.62	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 105.40 (7.2% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 299 -1.8%	7.87	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (73.9% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 915.50 -0.1%	27.25	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 881.33 (-3.7% Downside)
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	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 569.50 +0.7%	46.30	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 635 (11.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 469.25 +0.3%	4.29	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,290 -1.4%	5.39	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (40.5% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 146.40 +0.1%	10.10	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (21.9% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,294 -1.5%	36.87	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (-4.9% Downside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,682 +0.8%	32.04	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,948 (9.9% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 224.60 +1.2%	14.93	£1.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 220 (-2.0% Downside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 387.50 +0.3%	36.66	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,905.65 +0.3%	16.46	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 232.50 +0.9%	9.19	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (5.4% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 752.50 -0.1%	N/A	£1.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 843.33 (12.1% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 184.40 +1.2%	N/A	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 807.40 (337.9% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 123.80 +3.2%	16.80	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (33.5% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,555 +3.6%	0.94	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 151 -0.5%	5.01	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 122 +0.1%	N/A	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 336.40 +1.1%	8.83	£1.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 375.13 (11.5% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 419.50 +0.4%	81.86	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 536 -0.7%	2.95	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (30.9% Upside)
KIE Kier Group	Industrials	GBX 312 -1.6%	23.11	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (-3.8% Downside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 181 +0.4%	10.23	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 220.80 (22.0% Upside)

(Last Updated: 10/29/2026)

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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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