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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 10,840.00 -1.4%	2.19	GEL468.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,323.60 -2.0%	11.03	£226.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-1.7% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£137.20 -0.1%	20.66	£212.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (11.8% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,169.50 +0.7%	10.57	£176.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.45)	GBX 2,949 (-7.0% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,184 -3.7%	15.82	£161.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,462.50 (-22.7% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,848 -3.8%	12.90	£127.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,860 (-12.6% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 876 -0.8%	8.34	£126.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,894 -1.4%	14.02	£105.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,500 (-8.1% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 540.70 +0.5%	40.39	£105.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (17.4% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,197.20 -0.6%	43.64	£102.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,390.20 (16.1% Upside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,215 -0.2%	9.76	£92.05 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,921.32 (-7.0% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,880.50 +0.4%	13.23	£75.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (8.2% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 576.90 -3.2%	192.30	£67.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 534 (-7.4% Downside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,290.50 +1.1%	21.20	£63.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,305.50 (1.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,923 -0.3%	32.99	£59.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (15.9% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 420.85 -3.2%	9.70	£57.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 527.50 (25.3% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 94.30 -2.4%	12.41	£55.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (20.3% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	£100.32 -2.6%	30.99	£45.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (16.6% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,170 -0.5%	38.69	£45.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (33.0% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 559.80 -1.9%	8.02	£44.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (29.9% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,355 -0.4%	21.03	£41.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (76.0% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,881.50 -1.6%	9.11	£41.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 1,900 (1.0% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,823 -5.9%	N/A	£40.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,125.71 (-18.2% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,927.77 -8.0%	29.14	£38.72 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,493.75 (-11.0% Downside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£170.70 -1.2%	16.80	£34.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,522.50 +1.5%	14.07	£33.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,000 (31.4% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163 +1.9%	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,725 +0.1%	15.79	£29.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (23.7% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 330.30 +0.4%	17.85	£29.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (20.7% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,566 +0.4%	9.38	£29.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (35.9% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,142 -2.2%	7.44	£28.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (20.8% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 448.30 -0.5%	16.54	£28.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 478.75 (6.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,348 -4.5%	27.02	£28.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (11.0% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 112.50 -3.0%	N/A	£25.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (1.9% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,426 -7.6%	18.24	£25.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (16.4% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,558 -0.2%	17.28	£22.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,181 (63.4% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 230.10 -1.9%	23.97	£22.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,855 -0.4%	11.45	£22.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (20.3% 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)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,168 +2.7%	3.34	£22.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,770 (73.9% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 837.16 +0.9%	8.97	£17.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 4,552 -3.0%	49.78	£17.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,737.50 (-17.9% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 628 +1.7%	12.94	£16.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 698.83 (11.3% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 376.30 -2.1%	5.41	£16.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (23.8% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 6,205 -5.3%	1.06	£16.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (3.9% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,435 -1.0%	4.66	£15.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,156 -0.4%	16.05	£15.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (15.4% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 262.45 -0.5%	26.95	£14.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 250.71 (-4.5% Downside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£123.80 -2.0%	16.61	£14.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (13.9% Upside)
RBD Reabold Resources	Energy	GBX 96.20 +2.9%	N/A	£14.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 345 -6.3%	23.47	£12.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,778 -1.3%	13.34	£12.47 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,761 (-1.0% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,104 +0.1%	39.75	£12.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,185.86 (7.4% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 6,915.78 -0.5%	N/A	£12.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (113.3% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 470.50 -1.1%	25.38	£11.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 461.43 (-1.9% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,700 -3.7%	13.51	£11.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,633.33 (19.9% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 223.20 -6.5%	31.89	£9.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 205 (-8.2% Downside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 788.40 -1.7%	985.50	£9.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,076.43 (36.5% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,268 -0.8%	13.52	£9.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-14.2% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,383 +0.2%	74.65	£9.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 1,429.57 (3.4% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 939.90 -6.1%	25.41	£9.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (38.6% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 679.60 -3.3%	16.70	£9.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (26.4% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$53,744.00 +1.7%	N/A	$9.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 581 -0.3%	17.29	£9.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.0% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,000 -4.3%	28.63	£9.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,978.17 (-0.7% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,705 -2.2%	48.83	£8.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,251.25 (-6.8% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 193.85 -4.1%	N/A	£8.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 205.33 (5.9% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,630 -0.8%	26.06	£8.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-2.9% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 853.40 -0.2%	22.97	£7.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,189.17 (39.3% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.00 +3.4%	N/A	C$7.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 769 +0.5%	N/A	£7.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 812 (5.6% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,509 -1.1%	32.67	£7.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,158 (25.9% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,280.50	8.84	£7.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.1% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 673 -1.8%	3.57	£7.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,330 -0.9%	16.54	£7.48 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (0.3% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 304.70 -1.3%	24.77	£7.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 297.57 (-2.3% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,028 -0.8%	2.86	£7.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 303.50 -1.1%	17.96	£6.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 323.75 (6.7% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,092.50 -1.1%	21.55	£6.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (14.8% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 318.60 -0.6%	354.00	£6.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 416.43 (30.7% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,480 -1.1%	26.08	£6.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (39.2% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,658 -2.8%	21.47	£6.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (4.3% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£192.70 -1.5%	30.86	£6.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (3.4% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 477.55 -2.0%	16.47	£5.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (42.4% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,155.84 -3.1%	11.70	£5.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (45.0% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 600 -1.6%	9.23	£5.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (10.0% Upside)
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SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,742.50 -2.3%	N/A	£5.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,834 -2.0%	9.01	£5.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,470.86 (34.7% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,631 -0.5%	9.32	£5.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,645.17 (0.9% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,895 -3.5%	31.17	£5.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (16.2% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,532 -0.4%	14.58	£5.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,302 (-15.0% Downside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 5,865 -1.5%	N/A	£5.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 5,891.86 (0.5% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 740.26 -4.7%	4.18	£4.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (2.1% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,291 -0.7%	22.66	£4.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 973.20 -0.2%	17.44	£4.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,534.80 (57.7% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 281.20 +0.6%	N/A	£4.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-27.1% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 292.90 +1.2%	N/A	£4.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 299.83 (2.4% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 273.70 -4.0%	19.83	£4.59 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.78)	GBX 302.25 (10.4% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 572 -2.0%	17.18	£4.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 642.78 (12.4% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 182.27 -1.8%	12.23	£4.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (27.9% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,014 -1.3%	27.59	£4.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,712.50 (-7.5% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 233.25 +3.2%	11.00	£4.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 222.33 (-4.7% Downside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 208.60 -0.3%	24.26	£4.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 319.67 (53.2% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 480.27 -2.4%	14.44	£3.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 630.50 (31.3% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,724 -2.0%	156.73	£3.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,683.33 (-2.4% Downside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 814.50 -2.5%	15.66	£3.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 792.50 (-2.7% Downside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 720.50 -2.0%	14.70	£3.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 924 (28.2% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 143.90 -3.0%	10.00	£3.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (40.0% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,740 -0.9%	61.71	£3.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (14.6% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,275.67 -2.7%	18.59	£3.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 3,071.67 (35.0% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 366.40 -3.1%	8.12	£3.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 450 (22.8% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,041 -3.9%	N/A	£3.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,293.33 (24.2% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,005 -4.8%	49.12	£3.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-24.8% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 70.26 +2.6%	702.60	£3.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 233 (231.6% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 368 +0.5%	N/A	£3.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 475 (29.1% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,104 -2.3%	N/A	£3.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,222 (5.6% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 246.30 -1.7%	16.53	£3.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.70)	GBX 402.40 (63.4% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 571 -2.2%	19.03	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 675 (18.2% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,053.50 -1.8%	11.94	£3.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,524.50 (44.7% 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)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 359.76 -1.2%	7.86	£3.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (25.1% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 751.60 -1.8%	20.10	£3.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (37.7% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 515 -3.0%	N/A	£3.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (99.6% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 596.13 -0.6%	14.26	£3.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 285 -0.2%	19.00	£3.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 256 (-10.2% Downside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 609 -7.4%	15.62	£3.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-3.8% Downside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,412 -0.9%	11.64	£3.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-7.4% Downside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,420 -0.3%	7.85	£3.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (49.9% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,238 -1.4%	8.81	£3.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (29.4% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,182.26 -1.0%	6.67	£2.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 394.10 -3.5%	14.07	£2.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 643.75 (63.3% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 77.95 -3.0%	13.44	£2.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 105 (34.7% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 308 -2.2%	6.26	£2.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 142.90 -4.2%	11.95	£2.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.50 (19.3% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 809 -1.4%	11.30	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (31.0% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 79.48 +0.9%	11.59	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 112 (40.9% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 661 -1.8%	6.12	£2.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 950 (43.7% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 599.50 -1.9%	17.74	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 708 (18.1% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 258.30 -1.7%	N/A	£2.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 322.50 (24.9% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 544.50 -1.0%	4.78	£2.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 821 -3.1%	40.64	£2.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010.75 (23.1% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,150 -1.5%	19.03	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,790 (12.4% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,345 -1.6%	19.19	£2.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,908.89 (41.9% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 266.80 -1.0%	18.96	£2.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (-4.6% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 341.50 -1.9%	5.28	£2.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 575 (68.4% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.21 -2.0%	N/A	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 474.60 -1.5%	23.85	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (53.1% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,542 -0.5%	1.82	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,576.13 -0.5%	5.61	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 178.50 -1.6%	20.76	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 201.57 (12.9% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 237.60 -3.2%	72.00	£2.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (10.1% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 298.04 -1.3%	21.75	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (34.9% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 507 -5.0%	105.63	£2.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 630.25 (24.3% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 538 -1.3%	96.07	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 460 (-14.5% Downside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 91 -2.0%	13.79	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (24.6% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 684.31 -2.1%	6.26	£2.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.20 +1.0%	0.31	£2.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 318 +0.1%	13.14	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 348.67 (9.6% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 236.60 -0.3%	N/A	£2.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (47.9% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 127.20 -1.5%	6.88	£2.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 184.50 (45.0% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 122.93 -1.5%	19.83	£2.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 417 +2.0%	17.27	£2.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 578.33 (38.7% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 128.04 -1.7%	8.97	£2.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 260.60 -2.2%	53.18	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (47.7% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,230 -1.1%	6.98	£2.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,313 -0.1%	2,387.27	£2.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.0% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 171.30 -1.0%	23.47	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 188.20 (9.9% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,861 -1.5%	14.14	£2.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,788.50 (49.8% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 584 +2.5%	N/A	£2.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-33.2% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 98.45 -1.4%	N/A	£2.13 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,514 -2.5%	12.72	£2.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (15.2% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 354.65 -1.1%	6.04	£2.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 401 -1.2%	6.39	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 511 -1.6%	19.99	£2.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 534.38 (4.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,954.86 -1.1%	18.67	£2.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (3.6% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,565 -1.9%	25.25	£2.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,813.33 (9.7% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,210 -0.5%	26.18	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 217.60 -1.4%	11.89	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-5.3% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,073 -1.3%	4.58	£1.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (53.1% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 370 -1.3%	10.72	£1.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,677 -2.7%	11.69	£1.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (16.7% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 809.94 -2.7%	8.85	£1.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,149 (41.9% Upside)
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GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 235.40 -0.8%	18.68	£1.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 325.33 (38.2% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 992.24 -3.5%	2.71	£1.85 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 187.70 -2.0%	104.28	£1.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (35.2% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 206 +1.2%	13.83	£1.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (18.9% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 78.32 +0.4%	0.12	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 490.80 -0.8%	6.67	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (36.1% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,665 -2.5%	13.96	£1.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (9.6% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 315.80 -2.0%	6.87	£1.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (9.8% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 394 -0.3%	48.11	£1.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 534.16 +0.0%	18.35	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 70.40 -0.8%	N/A	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (42.1% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 254.29 -1.6%	8.76	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,958 -4.6%	124.81	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 2,631.67 (-11.0% Downside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 831 -2.8%	12.55	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,227.17 (47.7% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 873.50 -0.5%	N/A	£1.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 936.67 (7.2% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 186.17 -0.7%	3.51	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,318 -1.8%	11.67	£1.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,155 (-7.0% Downside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,381.99 +0.8%	33.55	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (35.0% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 82.10 -1.9%	13.99	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 126.67 (54.3% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 156.21 -3.2%	6.32	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 207.50 (32.8% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 330.53 -0.8%	2.39	£1.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 300 -3.7%	8.57	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 475 (58.3% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,164.88 -1.4%	5.08	£1.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 97.75 -1.5%	7.07	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (27.9% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 338 -1.7%	15.73	£1.53 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 182.59 -2.0%	3.75	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (139.3% Upside)
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 70.62 +0.9%	11.79	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 278 (293.7% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,074.22 -0.5%	15.45	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 246.50 -1.8%	8.36	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 511 (107.3% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,732.52 -1.6%	22.23	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (0.9% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 718.83 -0.4%	9.78	£1.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (66.9% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 567.50 -0.7%	N/A	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 678.80 (19.6% Upside)
CWR Ceres Power	Industrials	GBX 734.50 +0.9%	N/A	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 725 (-1.3% Downside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 618.95 -2.2%	20.91	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 455 (-26.5% Downside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 434.86 +0.1%	9.52	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 590 +0.1%	5.04	£1.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (14.4% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 217.60 -1.4%	13.16	£1.41 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-31.1% Downside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 634 -3.3%	12.53	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 751 (18.5% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 715 -1.4%	155.77	£1.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 550 (-23.1% Downside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 146 -1.1%	7.21	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 295 -1.2%	2.62	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 415.59 -1.3%	3.80	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 727.50 -0.2%	8.28	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,025.20 (40.9% 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 216 -4.0%	N/A	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 210 (-2.8% Downside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,700 -2.5%	15.25	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (27.9% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 123 -3.0%	10.60	£1.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170.33 (38.5% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 347	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 465.80 -1.3%	26.62	£1.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 616.75 (32.4% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 113.60 -3.8%	16.83	£1.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (45.5% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 816 -7.0%	14.00	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 955 (17.0% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,000	0.88	£1.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 202 -1.2%	9.57	£1.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (21.3% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 110.79 -0.8%	N/A	£1.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DWL Dowlais Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 93.85	N/A	£1.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 77.33 (-17.6% Downside)

(Last Updated: 5/15/2026)

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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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