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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 11,438.98 +1.1%	2.23	GEL493.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,433.40 -0.5%	11.85	£245.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-9.3% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£141.02 +1.8%	21.24	£218.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (8.7% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,889 +0.6%	9.00	£160.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (2.1% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,070 -1.3%	15.25	£155.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (202.3% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,040 +0.8%	9.90	£149.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,461 +1.1%	53.26	£125.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (-0.9% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,010.95 -1.2%	11.52	£114.02 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	£178.69 (154.9% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,608 +1.0%	10.67	£99.78 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-17.1% Downside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,609 +1.6%	13.20	£99.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (3.2% 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
BP BP	Energy	GBX 455.60 -2.5%	34.03	£88.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 613 (34.5% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,958.50 +1.5%	13.78	£78.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (3.9% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 517.45 +0.5%	11.92	£70.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (5.3% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 112.55 +0.4%	14.81	£65.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (1.1% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 508.30 -0.8%	169.43	£59.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,790 (252.2% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,211 -3.0%	19.90	£59.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (8.6% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,880 +2.0%	32.25	£58.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (18.5% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 674.40 -0.8%	9.66	£53.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (10.3% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,071 -0.1%	10.03	£45.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-6.4% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,453.64 +1.2%	35.67	£41.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (43.5% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,313.90 -2.0%	20.66	£40.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (79.2% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,678 -1.2%	N/A	£39.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,657.50 (-0.6% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,560 -0.9%	21.63	£38.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (36.7% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,767 -0.3%	27.95	£37.14 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-3.9% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 8,030 +1.2%	18.85	£35.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (3.6% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,505.50 +1.5%	13.91	£33.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (202.5% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£172.08 -2.8%	16.94	£33.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,057.92 +1.4%	10.39	£32.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (22.7% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 +4.6%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 356.40 +1.7%	19.26	£31.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (10.5% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 470.90 +2.5%	17.38	£29.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (3.6% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,401 +0.6%	22.78	£28.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (8.6% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,036 -0.4%	6.75	£25.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (33.1% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,529 +0.6%	4.70	£25.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (42.4% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,568 -0.4%	15.72	£22.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (59.2% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 99.32 +0.9%	N/A	£22.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (15.4% 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)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,803 +1.3%	13.18	£21.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (22.5% Upside)
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 472.29 +0.7%	6.54	£21.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (-1.3% Downside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,790 -0.1%	14.86	£20.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (42.9% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 882 -2.4%	9.45	£18.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,025 +1.4%	19.40	£18.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (-4.6% Downside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 187.60 +0.6%	17.37	£18.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 651.60 +0.2%	13.43	£17.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (10.4% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£145.25 -1.2%	19.49	£16.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-2.9% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,469.03 -1.1%	5.34	£16.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 289.30 +1.0%	29.70	£15.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (98.3% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,960 +0.4%	43.30	£14.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (12,043.6% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,240 +0.2%	0.90	£13.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (29.8% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,920 -1.1%	N/A	£13.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£252.83 (219.2% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,931 +0.4%	14.49	£13.51 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,765 (-8.6% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 331.88 +2.4%	17.84	£12.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (35.6% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,094.50 +0.4%	39.41	£12.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (26.3% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 883 -0.3%	21.70	£11.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,220.71 (151.5% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 911.80 -0.4%	1,139.75	£11.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (20.7% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 438.65 +0.1%	23.66	£11.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (8.4% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,628 +1.3%	15.01	£10.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-23.2% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 215.80 -6.2%	30.83	£9.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (460.7% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,145 -0.6%	50.75	£9.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-5.0% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 937.20 +1.0%	25.34	£9.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (39.0% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,880 +0.6%	11.15	£9.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (52.1% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$55,354.00 -0.4%	N/A	$9.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 586.50 +0.1%	17.46	£9.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.7% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,303 -0.5%	70.33	£8.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (9.9% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,810 +0.1%	26.90	£8.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-5.9% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,942 +1.3%	23.90	£8.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (133.4% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,656 +0.6%	18.85	£8.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,906.25 (122.4% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 843 +1.1%	N/A	£8.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (8.5% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 336.70 +0.4%	27.37	£8.02 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (101.3% Upside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$15.40 +2.7%	N/A	C$8.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 381.30 +1.4%	31.00	£7.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (9.8% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,570 -0.1%	33.46	£7.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (10.1% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 688.50 -2.2%	3.65	£7.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 168.80 +0.6%	N/A	£7.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (31.1% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,288	8.90	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.6% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 837 -1.1%	21.08	£7.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (28.2% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 337 +1.9%	19.94	£7.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (151.5% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,233.50 -0.2%	24.33	£7.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (1.7% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£217 +0.7%	34.75	£7.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-8.2% Downside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,906 -0.6%	23.47	£6.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-4.6% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,790 -0.7%	2.69	£6.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 345 -0.8%	9.96	£6.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,436 +0.1%	25.62	£6.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (41.7% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,239.50 +1.1%	12.55	£6.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,689.71 (36.3% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,846 +0.6%	17.56	£6.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-30.2% Downside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,849 +0.1%	10.57	£5.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-6.5% Downside)
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MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 474.25 -0.2%	16.35	£5.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (43.4% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,205 +0.7%	439.45	£5.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-3.0% Downside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,765 +1.2%	N/A	£5.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 595.50 -1.3%	7.94	£5.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (10.8% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,342.70 -0.2%	23.57	£5.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,021 +2.0%	18.30	£5.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (321.7% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,705 -1.2%	30.31	£4.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (19.5% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,710 -0.2%	10.43	£4.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (46.7% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 648.50	14.13	£4.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-1.1% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 281.70 +0.1%	20.41	£4.72 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (6.6% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,350 -1.4%	29.90	£4.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,162.50 (-4.3% Downside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 821.50 -0.5%	16.77	£4.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 993.17 (20.9% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 247.61 -0.4%	11.68	£4.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-8.9% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 189.01 +0.5%	14.54	£4.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (20.2% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 162.12 +0.2%	11.27	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (24.2% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 84.22 -0.6%	842.20	£4.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (176.7% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 220.92 +1.2%	25.69	£4.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (38.5% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 414.20 +0.5%	9.14	£4.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (7.8% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,992 -0.4%	67.39	£4.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (4.9% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 866.23 +0.4%	16.66	£4.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-1.1% Downside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 510.40 -0.2%	14.98	£4.11 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (8.4% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 545.84 -2.5%	10.09	£4.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,336.43 (144.8% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 594.50 -0.8%	3.35	£4.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (27.1% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,376	19.41	£3.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (174.5% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 277.40 -0.9%	18.62	£3.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (40.3% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,061 +0.4%	179.83	£3.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (24.6% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,925 +0.6%	27.46	£3.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (1.7% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,986 -1.6%	48.93	£3.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-24.5% Downside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 216.99 +1.8%	N/A	£3.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (4.5% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 547.40 -0.8%	N/A	£3.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,022.29 (86.8% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,544 +1.6%	140.36	£3.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (29.5% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 376	11.75	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (19.7% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,968.24 +0.9%	13.11	£3.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-17.8% Downside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 455.50 -1.4%	16.27	£3.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (39.0% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,052.47 -0.7%	11.93	£3.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (147.6% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 214.60 +1.1%	N/A	£3.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (45.7% 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)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 298.60 -0.6%	19.91	£3.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-9.2% Downside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 605 -0.7%	14.47	£3.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,536 +0.8%	8.49	£3.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (9.8% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 327 -0.3%	N/A	£3.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (317.0% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 749 -0.5%	6.94	£3.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (23.5% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,916 -0.6%	N/A	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (20.0% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,414 -2.1%	9.29	£3.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,253.75 (141.8% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,287 -0.3%	6.99	£3.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 510 -1.4%	17.00	£3.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (620.1% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.10 -1.1%	13.98	£3.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (20.2% Upside)
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MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 685.60 +0.7%	18.33	£3.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (51.0% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,610 +0.9%	19.33	£3.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-16.1% Downside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 569.55 +0.1%	5.00	£2.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 80.32 -0.4%	11.72	£2.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (35.7% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 608 -0.1%	17.62	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 692.86 (14.0% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 318.71 -3.4%	4.11	£2.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 772 -0.6%	10.78	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (37.3% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 196.90 +0.6%	22.90	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (3.5% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 515 +0.4%	25.88	£2.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (41.1% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 245.70 +0.5%	N/A	£2.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (42.5% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,630.20 -1.1%	5.80	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 139.40 -0.4%	7.54	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (33.2% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 753 +0.2%	37.28	£2.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (274.5% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.19 -3.6%	N/A	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 733.80 -2.8%	6.71	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 343.40 -0.2%	14.19	£2.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (6.4% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 133.60 +0.5%	9.68	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,538 -0.3%	1.76	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 139.24 -0.1%	9.75	£2.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 630.45 +0.4%	20.79	£2.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (100.1% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 557	25.67	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.4% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 61.40 +0.3%	0.32	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 446.20 +5.6%	18.48	£2.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,921.75 (330.7% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 249.80 -1.0%	N/A	£2.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (40.1% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 475.87 -0.9%	12.20	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (23.1% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 94.30 -1.5%	14.29	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (21.1% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 298.40 -1.1%	21.78	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (35.7% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 274.60 +0.2%	56.04	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (40.2% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,298 -0.2%	5.54	£2.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (26.6% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,335 -0.9%	7.30	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 5,005 +0.6%	14.11	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (3.9% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,324 -0.1%	2,407.27	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.7% Downside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 227.80 +0.9%	16.19	£2.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (16.1% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 469.60 +0.9%	97.83	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (205.0% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,938 -1.0%	14.73	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (26.4% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,969 +0.6%	13.72	£2.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-0.6% Downside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 101.73 -0.8%	N/A	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,775 -0.7%	27.31	£2.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (7.3% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 430 -0.2%	6.85	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 354.50 -1.1%	6.04	£2.11 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 203 +2.1%	61.52	£2.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (28.9% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 892.20 -1.2%	9.75	£2.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,795 (213.3% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 211.20 -0.2%	12.35	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-2.5% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,222 -1.0%	26.44	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 98 -0.9%	8.19	£1.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (59.7% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 370 +0.2%	8.04	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.3% Downside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 191.90 -0.7%	11.77	£1.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (7.5% Upside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 702 +8.0%	30.39	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-44.8% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 152.20 +0.5%	20.85	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (26.3% Upside)
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TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 520 +4.5%	104.00	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-25.0% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 365.01 -2.1%	14.31	£1.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,714 +0.1%	13.66	£1.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-14.6% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 536.50 +0.5%	7.29	£1.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (24.5% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 348 +0.3%	9.94	£1.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (55.9% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 187.40 -0.3%	104.11	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (35.4% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 205.80 +1.0%	13.28	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (18.6% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 386.23 -0.8%	17.97	£1.75 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 271.76 -0.1%	9.36	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 879 -2.9%	13.86	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (35.0% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 72.70 -0.8%	N/A	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (37.6% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 734.75 +0.7%	24.82	£1.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-25.6% Downside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 872 +0.2%	189.98	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (-7.7% Downside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,628 +0.7%	15.55	£1.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (21.8% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,036 -1.6%	128.10	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-8.4% Downside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 898 -1.6%	2.45	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 534.66 -0.4%	18.37	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 158.90 -2.9%	13.70	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 174 (9.5% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 204.60 +1.8%	73.07	£1.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (41.9% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,210 -0.7%	5.27	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,578 +1.7%	13.23	£1.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (15.6% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 387 -0.3%	47.25	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 793 -0.3%	10.79	£1.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (51.3% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 653.91 +0.6%	5.59	£1.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (3.3% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 187.50 -0.9%	3.85	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (99.2% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 97	6.53	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (27.6% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 178.16 +11.0%	3.36	£1.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,258 +0.7%	31.80	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (42.5% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 251.50 +1.4%	8.22	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (92.8% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.75 -0.6%	13.25	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (60.8% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 548.50 +1.8%	44.59	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (12.9% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,095 -1.4%	15.55	£1.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 191.30 +0.9%	N/A	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (276.1% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 66.13 +0.6%	0.10	£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
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 768.50 -2.5%	8.54	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (35.4% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 387.48 +0.1%	N/A	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 428.50 -0.6%	9.38	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 125.70 -0.4%	18.62	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (31.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 428.23 -0.2%	3.92	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 149.64 -0.8%	7.39	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 542.50 -1.4%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (26.3% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 335.55 +0.7%	8.81	£1.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (15.7% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,340 +1.0%	0.96	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 207.20 -1.4%	12.53	£1.35 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-27.6% Downside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 214.50 -0.7%	10.17	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (14.2% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,328 +0.1%	20.33	£1.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (10.3% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 597.50 -2.4%	11.81	£1.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 824 (37.9% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,663.84 -0.4%	14.11	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,730 -1.4%	15.42	£1.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (26.5% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£169.20 -0.1%	32.05	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 693 +1.2%	N/A	£1.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (15.2% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 114.05 0.0%	N/A	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 172.50 +0.3%	6.32	£1.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (30.8% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,319 +0.0%	N/A	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/2/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?
The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

The FTSE 100 is the United Kingdom’s (UK) equivalent to the S&P 500. It is looked at as a leading indicator of the UK economy. Investors get exposure to the 100 largest UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE operates Monday through Friday (except for holidays) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST. The exchange also offers after hours trading as well as pre-market trading.

The FTSE uses free float market-capitalization weighting. This means that the companies on the index that have the highest market cap will have a larger corresponding weight in the index. For example, as of July 2022, BP PLC has the sixth highest market cap on the FTSE 100. Therefore if the stock’s value increases by 1%, the value of the FTSE 100 may go up by nearly 2% based on the weighting assigned to BP.

Several of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 (or Footsie) are headquartered outside of the UK. However, most companies are based in the UK and are impacted by developments inside the company. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the FTSE 100 including looking at the current sector composition and the ways investors can invest in the FTSE 100.

A History of the FTSE 100

The FTSE is an abbreviation for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. This independent organization goes by the nickname “Footsie”. It is similar in its mission to the Standard & Poor’s in the United States. The FTSE is home to many stock indexes which represent a market segment through a portfolio of stock holdings that are weighted to approximate the performance of that segment.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is the parent organization of the FTSE. In addition to owning the FTSE, the LSEG owns other financial organizations including the Russell Indexes (a family of global stock market indices), Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange), and Millennium IT (an information technology firm based in Sri Lanka).

The index updates and publishes every 15 seconds. The FTSE is the United Kingdom’s equivalent to the Nikkei 225 index in Japan and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong among others.

By investing standards, the FTSE 100 is still in its infancy. The FTSE 100 was created in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000. Like many of the global markets, the FTSE has followed a mostly upward trend with significant corrections that correspond to the “tech wreck” in the early 2000s and the “Great Correction” in 2007. As of July 25, 2022, the index was over 7,300 which is down from its all-time high of over 7,600 set in 2020.

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

Here are the sectors presented in alphabetical order. The telecommunications sector was dropped from the index in 2018. The weightings listed are as of 12/31/2021.

Communications – This sector has only been on the index since 2018. It currently makes up about just over 4% of the index.
Consumer Discretionary – This sector has been steadily declining in weighting since 2015. It currently makes up 6.87% of the index.
Consumer Staples – This is the most heavily weighted sector and is around 17.9% of the index.
Energy – The energy sector has been growing in influence since 2014. It currently represents just under 10% of the index (9.48%).
Financials – This sector carries the second heaviest weight in the index. Financials have typically accounted for one-fifth of the index. At the end of 2021, this sector accounted for 17.82% of the index.
Health Care – The health care sector has been consistently around 10% of the index for the last six years. In 2021, the sector accounted for 11.73% of the index.
Industrials – The Industrial sector has been steadily growing in value to the index and now comprises just over 12% (12.16%) of the index.
Information Technology – Perhaps confirming that London is not a hub for information technology, this sector is only 1.41% of the index and has consistently been around 1% or slightly higher.
Materials - This sector carries the third heaviest weight in the index at just over 13%. This sector has more than doubled in its percentage of weighting since 2015.
Real Estate – This sector has only been part of the index since 2016. It makes up approximately 1% of the index which has not varied much in its brief time on the index.
Utilities – This sector makes up about 3.5% of the index. The weighting in this sector has been steadily declining since it was 4.53% of the index in 2015.

The individual components of the FTSE are adjusted every quarter. Any changes to the underlying index companies and their weighting is determined by the values of the companies at the close of business the night before the review.

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

Index funds are a safe way for an investor to invest in a particular market segment without assuming the risk that may be involved with individual equities. Just as index funds exist for different market segments, they also exist for the stock exchanges of many countries. As noted above, the FTSE 100 index is the United Kingdom’s version of the U.S. S&P 500 Index.

U.S. investors can’t buy stocks directly on the FTSE 100. However, many of the stocks that are part of the FTSE 100 have a dual listing on either the NYSE or NASDAQ. This means that some stocks trade in British pounds on the FTSE 100 as well as in U.S, dollars on its United States equivalent exchange.

There are a significant number of indexes attached to the FTSE Group including the FTSE 250, the FTSE 350 and the FTSE All-Share. All FTSE indexes have index fund offerings. Vanguard, for example, has the Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) fund.

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

The FTSE 100 is a market-cap weighted index of the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group which is an independent organization similar to the Standard & Poors Company in the United States. The components of the index are determined quarterly.

The FTSE 100 has been in existence since January 1984. From its base level of 1,000, the index has climbed to its level in November 2019 of over $7,350. As of July 2022, the five largest companies on the index were AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HSBC), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI).

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