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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,518.40 +1.1%	12.55	£257.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,394.25 (-8.2% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£122.40 +1.3%	18.32	£189.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£152.17 (24.3% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,409.50 -0.9%	7.54	£189.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (10.7% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,525 +2.3%	17.51	£174.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 8,391.67 (138.1% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,078 +3.3%	10.27	£156.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,502.20 +0.2%	54.76	£128.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,690.33 (12.5% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 7,648 +1.9%	10.36	£122.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,707.14 (0.8% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 549.50 -0.5%	41.05	£106.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 580 (5.6% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,681 +0.7%	10.84	£100.79 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,753.33 (1.5% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,158.14 -0.1%	14.30	£89.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,858.33 (16.8% Upside)
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,918.50 -0.1%	16.29	£76.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,048.57 (6.8% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 597.30 +2.2%	199.10	£68.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (10.5% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 2,126 -0.9%	36.47	£65.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,275 (7.0% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 492.60 +0.7%	10.20	£65.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 575 (16.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 111.25 +1.4%	13.91	£63.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 114.20 (2.7% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,171 -1.3%	19.24	£57.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (11.0% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 683.80 +0.9%	9.17	£54.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 756.88 (10.7% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	£115.02 +5.0%	29.07	£50.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (1.7% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,162 +0.4%	10.23	£47.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,278 (5.4% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,612 +1.0%	20.93	£45.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (59.6% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 4,085.22 +3.0%	N/A	£42.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (-4.0% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,602 +0.7%	30.93	£41.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (40.5% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,719 -0.3%	15.89	£38.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,029 (18.0% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,905 +5.4%	28.97	£36.54 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,843.75 (-1.6% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 7,910 +0.9%	18.57	£34.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.2% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,142 +2.9%	11.64	£32.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,121.71 (19.1% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160 -2.4%	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 363.10 +0.9%	20.06	£31.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 399 (9.9% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,386 +0.0%	22.64	£28.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (9.2% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 454.26 +1.3%	16.76	£28.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 483.75 (6.5% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,891 +3.5%	5.37	£27.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (24.6% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 117.15 -0.7%	N/A	£27.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-2.2% Downside)
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 2,949 -0.6%	18.05	£26.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (38.6% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 1,028 +1.6%	6.70	£25.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,423.75 (38.5% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 3,219 +1.6%	17.14	£23.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (8.4% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 5,100 (-4.2% Downside)
BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 203.90 +1.0%	18.88	£19.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 928 +0.4%	9.62	£19.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 717.20 +0.4%	14.78	£19.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 733.50 (2.3% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,505.44 -0.4%	11.78	£18.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (37.0% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 422.90 +1.0%	6.59	£18.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (20.6% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£152.85 +1.6%	20.51	£17.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (0.5% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 6,800 +4.9%	0.49	£17.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (9.6% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,544 +2.3%	17.54	£16.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,315.60 (17.0% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,464 +1.4%	5.32	£15.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 285.69 -0.2%	29.33	£15.49 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-3.1% Downside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,061 +1.5%	15.46	£14.41 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-13.2% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,510 +1.0%	35.75	£13.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	£5,339.51 (15,112.3% 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)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 957.40 +0.0%	23.52	£12.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.13 (117.8% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,974.25 +1.4%	16.44	£11.88 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 3,569.67 (-10.2% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 323.85 -0.5%	17.41	£11.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (39.0% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,069.50 -0.4%	38.51	£11.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,310 (22.5% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 258.80 +1.7%	36.97	£11.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,750 (576.2% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 900.80 +1.1%	52.68	£11.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (26.0% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,680 +4.1%	13.76	£10.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (4.7% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,098 +1.1%	27.65	£9.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (-0.3% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,424 +0.6%	76.86	£9.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (-0.3% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,180.57 +0.6%	51.00	£9.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-1.9% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,114 +0.8%	25.30	£9.33 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (139.2% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 920.50 +1.1%	N/A	£9.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 968 (5.2% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Finance	GBX 584 +0.1%	13.43	£9.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.4% Downside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 946.80 +3.0%	19.55	£9.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,197.25 (26.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,845 +0.1%	28.50	£8.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-3.3% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$52,580.00 +0.4%	N/A	$8.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,754 -0.1%	19.55	£8.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 5,962.50 (116.5% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 344.20 +0.9%	18.57	£8.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (32.4% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 346.50 +1.2%	28.17	£8.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (95.6% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 382.90 +1.7%	31.13	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 422.50 (10.3% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,296 +0.0%	8.95	£7.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-17.1% Downside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,600 +0.7%	33.85	£7.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (10.6% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 333.50 +1.5%	19.73	£7.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 355.17 (6.5% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,054 +2.1%	22.51	£7.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (3.9% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,178.65 -0.5%	23.57	£7.18 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,283.33 (8.9% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,816 +2.4%	27.66	£7.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (21.0% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 153.90 -0.4%	10.19	£7.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (40.6% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 640.82 +0.6%	1.94	£7.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,916 +1.8%	2.78	£6.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$12.50 +2.0%	N/A	C$6.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 341 +0.4%	4.50	£6.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£185.70 -1.0%	29.83	£6.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (7.3% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 470.30 -1.3%	36.74	£5.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (50.6% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,091.50 +0.6%	N/A	£5.92 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,188 +2.1%	11.14	£5.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (44.9% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 2,016 +0.7%	12.30	£5.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (24.4% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,795 +0.2%	10.26	£5.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (2.4% Upside)
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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 13,060.00 +2.3%	2.54	GEL5.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,370 -0.1%	451.13	£5.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,215.43 (-2.4% Downside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,108.76 -0.8%	26.85	£5.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (283.9% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,085 +0.8%	34.95	£5.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (-5.1% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 321.30 +0.3%	23.28	£5.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 306.63 (-4.6% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,060 +1.5%	31.92	£5.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (15.5% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 687 +0.6%	14.97	£5.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-6.6% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,370 +0.5%	8.63	£5.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 671.01 +0.0%	12.40	£5.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 630 (-6.1% Downside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 714.50 +2.1%	4.03	£4.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 733.67 (2.7% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,433 +2.9%	60.33	£4.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,390 (-1.3% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 193.40 +1.4%	14.88	£4.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (17.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 273 +1.8%	N/A	£4.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-17.0% Downside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 242.20 +0.6%	11.59	£4.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-6.5% Downside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Healthcare	GBX 226 +0.2%	26.28	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (35.4% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 431 +1.5%	9.51	£4.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (3.6% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 84.54 +5.6%	845.40	£4.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 191.89 (127.0% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 796.89 +0.1%	16.33	£4.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (26.7% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 158.40 +0.3%	11.01	£4.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198.25 (25.2% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 312.40 +1.1%	20.97	£4.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 390.55 (25.0% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,334 +2.5%	12.69	£4.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,338 (0.3% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 386.90 -0.3%	N/A	£4.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 412.50 (6.6% Upside)
SXS Spectris	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 546.80 +3.7%	16.05	£4.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 549.50 (0.5% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 263 -0.8%	N/A	£4.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (18.3% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 885 +1.9%	17.02	£4.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,051.67 (18.8% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,424 -0.2%	19.80	£4.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 3,060.63 (26.3% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 2,044 +0.2%	29.16	£4.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,976.25 (-3.3% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 637 +0.5%	8.49	£3.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (3.6% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 485.80 +0.2%	35.46	£3.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-10.8% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,053.04 -0.3%	178.48	£3.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,316.67 (25.0% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 858 +0.0%	N/A	£3.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 937.50 (9.3% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 510.80 +2.9%	17.86	£3.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 595.13 (16.5% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,100 +1.9%	50.05	£3.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,812.50 (-5.6% Downside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,151.50 +0.7%	13.06	£3.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (122.7% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 655 +1.6%	21.83	£3.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,670 (460.3% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 391.50 +1.4%	12.23	£3.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (14.9% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,588 +0.8%	N/A	£3.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,333.33 (46.9% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 820.50 +1.7%	9.46	£3.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (5.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 539.60 +0.5%	N/A	£3.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 992.43 (83.9% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 347 +1.5%	N/A	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (326.9% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 303.80 -0.2%	10.81	£3.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 304.75 (0.3% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,636 +0.7%	9.04	£3.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,060 (25.9% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 616	14.73	£3.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 309 (-0.5% Downside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 729.12 +1.3%	21.13	£3.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-4.5% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,554 +0.9%	10.73	£3.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,721.57 (145.4% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,580 +0.6%	7.89	£3.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 640 +7.0%	16.41	£3.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 625 (-2.3% Downside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 587 +0.2%	5.15	£3.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 540 +0.7%	22.36	£2.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (208.0% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 82.82 +0.3%	12.08	£2.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 99.20 (19.8% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 320.50 +2.1%	4.13	£2.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,274 -0.3%	N/A	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (0.4% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 830.50 +2.2%	13.10	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (27.3% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,360 +0.2%	18.47	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,974 (11.5% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 321 -0.7%	107.00	£2.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (21.5% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,530 +0.9%	7.35	£2.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (7.1% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 134.80 +4.6%	11.27	£2.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (15.7% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 150.20 +0.9%	7.22	£2.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.60 (24.2% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 528 +2.0%	N/A	£2.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 613.75 (16.2% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 280.60 +1.9%	N/A	£2.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (24.7% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 71.85 +0.1%	11.78	£2.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (16.2% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 193.80 +0.3%	22.53	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (8.8% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 140	10.14	£2.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 208 -0.2%	34.10	£2.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-7.6% Downside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 4,770 +0.8%	1.85	£2.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 260 +0.7%	18.48	£2.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 301.75 (16.1% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 140.80 +0.1%	9.86	£2.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 96.35 +1.0%	16.06	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 115.20 (19.6% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,676 +1.7%	9.70	£2.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,166.67 (13.3% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,610 +1.3%	4.37	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 554	25.53	£2.45 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-6.9% Downside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.02 +0.5%	N/A	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 744.50 +3.0%	87.59	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (349.1% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 611 +1.3%	20.15	£2.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (107.0% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 110 -0.2%	268.29	£2.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 235.83 +0.9%	14.47	£2.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-12.5% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,126 +0.7%	16.16	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,522.33 (18.6% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 643 +2.1%	128.60	£2.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-39.3% Downside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,350.49 +0.8%	7.33	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 324.60 +0.4%	13.41	£2.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (11.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,112.50 (-16.9% Downside)
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 57.80 -0.3%	0.30	£2.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 692	1.99	£2.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,052 +1.3%	14.30	£2.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-4.7% Downside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,900 +0.7%	28.54	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (11.8% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 370.50 +0.3%	6.31	£2.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 378 +0.8%	9.38	£2.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 382.14 (1.1% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 461.80 +0.8%	23.93	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,417.50 (207.0% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 439 +0.7%	6.99	£2.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 266.20 +1.0%	95.07	£2.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 301.50 (13.3% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 206.20 +1.6%	85.92	£2.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (37.4% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 215.80 -0.6%	12.62	£2.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-4.5% Downside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,348 +0.5%	11.36	£2.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (33.4% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,212 -0.2%	26.23	£2.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 237.41 +1.5%	N/A	£2.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (26.4% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,884 -0.2%	14.51	£1.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,907.50 (0.8% Upside)
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CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 386 +1.3%	15.14	£1.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Healthcare	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 743 +4.8%	27.02	£1.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-37.8% Downside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 419 +0.4%	19.50	£1.89 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,838 +1.5%	14.26	£1.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,881.43 (2.4% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 1,015.59 +2.7%	2.78	£1.85 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ALPH Alpha Group International	Finance	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 282.58 +0.2%	9.73	£1.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 884 +1.1%	12.03	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (33.2% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 77 +0.5%	N/A	£1.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 900.50 -0.2%	14.20	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (31.8% Upside)
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,050.17 -0.2%	21.30	£1.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (24.7% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,704 +0.1%	15.17	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,836.67 (7.8% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 77.93 +1.2%	0.10	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 513.29 +0.3%	6.97	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 658.80 (28.3% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 200 +1.3%	12.90	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (21.0% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 178 +1.6%	98.89	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (51.6% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 550 +0.7%	16.93	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 1,031.40 +0.6%	11.27	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (173.9% Upside)
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 170 +3.3%	N/A	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 193.25 (13.7% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 282 +1.1%	9.22	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (98.1% Upside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,242 +0.3%	5.48	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 680 -3.4%	15.96	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 596.67 (-12.3% Downside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 317.27 +1.5%	9.06	£1.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (63.9% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 570.50 -3.5%	46.38	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637 (11.7% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 184 +1.1%	92.00	£1.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,846 +2.7%	34.00	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-2.3% Downside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,025 +2.3%	20.07	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,031.25 (0.1% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 908.50 -0.2%	27.04	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 875.83 (-3.6% Downside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 150.38 +1.2%	10.37	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (18.7% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 80 -0.6%	14.84	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (51.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 471 +0.3%	4.31	£1.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,282 -0.7%	32.14	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (41.0% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 96.40 +1.4%	6.49	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (28.4% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 201 -1.0%	N/A	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 721.17 (258.8% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 387.13 -0.7%	47.27	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,282.47 +1.3%	36.54	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (-4.0% Downside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Finance	GBX 818.50 +1.3%	9.09	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,048 (28.0% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 226.20 -0.2%	13.68	£1.47 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	GBX 140 (-38.1% Downside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 595 -0.8%	4.61	£1.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 664.33 (11.7% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 967.76 +3.0%	17.34	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (5.5% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 775 -0.7%	N/A	£1.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (3.0% Upside)
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£187.20 +1.6%	35.46	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSG Resolute Mining	Materials	GBX 68.40 +2.1%	11.42	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240.25 (251.2% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 585 +4.2%	3.21	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (20.0% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 347.60 +2.0%	9.12	£1.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (11.7% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Finance	GBX 395.98 -0.1%	14.83	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 130 +2.9%	19.26	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (27.2% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 149.20	4.95	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TPK Travis Perkins	Industrials	GBX 642.25 +0.2%	N/A	£1.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 627.17 (-2.3% Downside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 428.32 +0.8%	9.38	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,762 +0.7%	15.22	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,325.59 +4.0%	0.96	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,800 +1.1%	15.82	£1.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,271.67 (16.8% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 215.50 +1.7%	10.21	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (13.7% Upside)
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 118.75 +0.0%	N/A	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 8/23/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
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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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