Top LSE Stocks

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). What is the 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	7,330.00 -1.2%	1.42	GEL323.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£117.82 -0.8%	32.29	£226.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 9,660 (-18.0% Downside)
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 957.40 +0.3%	9.21	£213.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 969.17 (1.2% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,722 +0.2%	13.56	£204.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,158.33 (16.0% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,617 -0.1%	20.88	£136.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,617.50 (0.0% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 2,070 +0.5%	16.75	£132.13 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 1,920 (-7.2% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 704 +2.0%	11.03	£129.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 53.27 +0.2%	5.34	£116.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -3.2%	-2,867.30	£113.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 4,621 +1.1%	8.75	£96.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 5,325 (15.2% Upside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,163 -1.2%	-6.72	£91.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,960 (-4.9% Downside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,056.50 -0.1%	38.51	£90.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 976.20 (-7.6% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 429.05 +1.1%	32.05	£83.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 460 (7.2% Upside)
CRH CRH	Basic Materials	GBX 8,420 -0.5%	19.23	£71.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,601 (2.1% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 3,522.32 -1.2%	35.16	£65.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,496 (27.6% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,467.66 -0.6%	23.71	£59.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,637.50 (11.6% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58.03 -0.3%	21.88	£57.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,766.50 -0.3%	30.31	£54.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,964.25 (11.2% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 368.05 -0.9%	10.82	£52.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 409.33 (11.2% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,047 -0.2%	17.20	£51.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (8.4% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	£226.50 +0.7%	-80.73	£51.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	£264.33 (16.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 81.96 -0.8%	10.37	£49.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 86.80 (5.9% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,290.40 -1.0%	72.86	£49.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£130 (39.9% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,085 +1.5%	11.68	£46.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,393.14 (14.8% Upside)
COD Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Industrials	GBX 93.96 -4.2%	16.31	£46.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 295.31 +0.7%	-82.71	£45.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 386 (30.7% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,813 -0.4%	37.27	£43.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,325.50 (13.4% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£174.70 +0.6%	25.96	£43.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,543 -0.3%	31.98	£43.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,770 (8.9% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 535.40 -1.7%	9.61	£42.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 594.17 (11.0% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,377.50 -0.3%	12.40	£41.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,266.25 (-8.1% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 7,220 +1.7%	66.52	£40.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,800 (8.0% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,192 +0.9%	19.87	£39.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 4,076 -0.5%	10.28	£39.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,850 (19.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,527.30 -0.7%	25.29	£37.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,618.33 (1.6% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,580 +0.3%	22.64	£36.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,130 (23.6% Upside)
GGP Greatland Gold	Basic Materials	GBX 264.25 -2.6%	-605.18	£35.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 436 (65.0% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 2,239 +1.7%	-20.62	£34.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,136 (-4.6% Downside)
BXP Beximco Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 48.67 -3.6%	5.22	£33.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 165.16 -0.8%	-2.31	£33.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 362.70 +0.1%	30.50	£32.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 435 (19.9% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 968.80 +1.1%	48.40	£31.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,165 (20.3% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,502 +0.3%	19.58	£30.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 6,120.83 (11.2% Upside)
NIOX NIOX Group	Medical	GBX 72.40	2,987.82	£29.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 90 (24.3% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 419.10 -1.9%	21.93	£27.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 430 (2.6% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 88.46 -1.0%	40.12	£26.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 73 (-17.5% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 2,152 +0.7%	34.69	£26.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,137.50 (-0.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,090.16 -1.1%	13.09	£25.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 387.20 +0.7%	8.18	£22.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 403.33 (4.2% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 216 +0.0%	2,400.00	£21.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 1,758 -1.3%	11.23	£19.26 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 677.20 -0.2%	13.96	£18.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 657.33 (-2.9% Downside)
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 9,072 +1.3%	29.78	£18.19 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 6,098.75 (-32.8% Downside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 600 -1.6%	8.20	£16.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,762 -0.8%	26.00	£16.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,104.50 (9.1% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 1,752.23 -0.3%	65.31	£16.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,576 (-10.1% Downside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,183 -0.3%	11.12	£15.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,215 (1.5% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,382 +0.1%	49.76	£15.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,379.33 (-0.2% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 253.52 -0.3%	46.80	£14.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 246.67 (-2.7% Downside)
IDHC Integrated Diagnostics	Medical	GBX 0.49 +3.0%	18.14	£14.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£120.15 -1.5%	18.07	£14.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	£116 (-3.5% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,095.77 -0.4%	11.24	£13.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KYGA Kerry Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 79.75 +4.9%	21.09	£13.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group	Financial Services	GBX 12.80 -1.2%	8.68	£12.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ACG ACG Acquisition	Financial Services	GBX 670 +0.8%	-606.71	£12.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 795 (18.7% Upside)
TGA Thungela Resources	Energy	GBX 395.32 -1.0%	3.81	£12.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,282	45.91	£12.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,060 (-6.8% Downside)
JAR Jardine Matheson	Industrials	GBX 62.50	142.83	£11.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 879.20 -0.5%	37.86	£11.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 975 (10.9% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,608 -1.0%	27.53	£11.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,852.50 (-20.9% Downside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,087 -0.2%	42.25	£10.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 3,500 (222.0% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,047 -0.9%	31.66	£10.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,325 (26.6% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,150 -3.4%	-95.35	£10.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,293.33 (12.5% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 222.40 -0.4%	-130.82	£10.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 141.50 (-36.4% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,348 +0.7%	4.56	£9.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AXON Axon Enterprise	Industrials	$770.30 +487.3%	0.00	$9.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAVE Savannah Energy	Energy	GBX 7.20	-4.67	£9.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	-8.52	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 356.47 +0.8%	22.86	£8.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 435 (22.0% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 633 +0.1%	-821.09	£8.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 916.25 (44.7% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,528.60 +1.6%	17.48	£8.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 3,108 (22.9% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 161.15 -1.6%	7.68	£8.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 178.50 (10.8% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,356 -0.3%	32.73	£8.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,167.50 +0.1%	63.02	£8.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,535 (31.5% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,587 -1.0%	43.18	£7.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,992.50 (15.7% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 2,512 -1.3%	-22.28	£7.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,150 (25.4% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 4,686 -0.1%	24.42	£7.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,200 (11.0% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 580.79 -0.5%	-196.43	£7.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 612 (5.4% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 133.20 -4.4%	93.59	£7.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206.67 (55.2% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,086.67 -0.6%	21.06	£7.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,295 (19.2% Upside)
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DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 5,425 +0.1%	62.36	£7.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,097.50 (-6.0% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$42,752.00 +0.5%	0.00	$7.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 800.20 -2.1%	28.36	£7.07 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 840.33 (5.0% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 347.70 -1.2%	13.83	£6.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 417.50 (20.1% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,276 -1.8%	-1,069.47	£6.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,485 (16.4% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 685.50 -0.9%	-13.14	£6.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 635 (-7.4% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 295.80 -1.3%	49.89	£6.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 305 (3.1% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,474 +0.8%	29.07	£6.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,772 (12.0% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 266.87 -0.7%	38.05	£6.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 255 (-4.4% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 2,184 +0.1%	13.63	£6.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,500 (14.5% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 788 -0.4%	4.93	£6.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,075 (36.4% Upside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 386.80 -0.2%	16.89	£6.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 387 (0.1% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 233.80 +0.2%	39.37	£5.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 309.40 (32.3% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,294 -0.3%	23.51	£5.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,575 (12.2% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 745.20 -2.3%	29.89	£5.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 787.40 (5.7% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,211 +0.6%	24.83	£5.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,650 (13.7% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,319 -1.1%	8.09	£5.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,480 (12.2% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 884.27 -0.1%	-12.05	£5.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,170 (32.3% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,168 -0.1%	6.05	£5.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 1,060.50 +0.3%	14.42	£5.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,395 (31.5% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,270.30 +1.0%	27.88	£5.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 7,983.33 (9.8% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£156.26 -0.7%	34.22	£5.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£165 (5.6% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,826 -0.9%	17.92	£5.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,627.50 (43.9% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 97.36 +3.6%	973.60	£5.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 100.67 (3.4% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 994.50 -1.7%	30.09	£4.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,027.50 (3.3% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,344 +3.0%	17.80	£4.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,266.67 (-5.8% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 400.50	3.93	£4.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 226	25.81	£4.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 266.02 0.0%	14.17	£4.70 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.60)	GBX 287.75 (8.2% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 554.50 +2.1%	8.51	£4.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 855 +0.4%	18.33	£4.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 919.67 (7.6% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 4,706 +1.4%	21.84	£4.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,906.67 (25.5% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 397.10 +1.4%	20.98	£4.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 480 (20.9% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 560.50 -1.9%	-13.00	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 671 (19.7% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 229.60 +0.3%	72.19	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 252.50 (10.0% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,124.29 -0.4%	0.00	£4.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,139 -1.0%	7.60	£4.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,504.80 (32.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,042 +0.0%	14.97	£4.03 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,975 (-26.4% Downside)
CPI Capita	Industrials	GBX 236.50 +0.4%	-97.95	£4.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 405 (71.2% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (-21.3% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 185.90 -2.2%	19.14	£3.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 230 (23.7% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 498.50 +1.7%	10.06	£3.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 700 (40.4% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,668 -0.3%	9.75	£3.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,855 (32.4% Upside)
GLB Glanbia	Consumer Defensive	GBX 14.15 +7.2%	28.06	£3.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 98.68 -0.2%	14.40	£3.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 143.17 (45.1% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,514 -1.0%	21.60	£3.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,133.33 (24.6% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,644 +1.9%	8.79	£3.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,240 (36.3% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,089.50 -0.4%	13.64	£3.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,431.25 (31.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 194.80 -0.6%	11.07	£3.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 206.60 (6.1% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 140.05 -0.5%	18.31	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 189 (35.0% Upside)
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IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 706.24 -1.2%	11.37	£3.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,205 (70.6% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 337.42 -0.9%	3.67	£3.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 480 (42.3% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 238.50 -0.2%	9.68	£3.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 296.67 (24.4% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,627 +4.0%	27.24	£3.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,813.80 (11.5% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,922 -0.1%	32.66	£3.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,875 (-2.4% Downside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 344.20 -0.4%	905.79	£3.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.50 +0.6%	7.45	£3.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112 (37.4% Upside)
DFIB DFI Retail Group	Business Services	GBX 9.17	26.20	£3.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 582.50 -1.1%	13.60	£2.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 655 (12.4% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 568 -0.5%	4.68	£2.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 346.20 -0.3%	24.92	£2.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 396.25 (14.5% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 341.65 -0.7%	-13.00	£2.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (27.9% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 685.50	7.82	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,100 (60.5% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 3,086 -0.6%	11.42	£2.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,304.67 (7.1% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 1,964.88 +0.0%	16.99	£2.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 145.60 -1.2%	70.83	£2.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 200 (37.4% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,388 -0.7%	21.69	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,016.67 (26.3% Upside)
BUR Burford Capital	Financial Services	GBX 1,019 +0.2%	18.23	£2.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,600 (57.0% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,160 -1.3%	24.56	£2.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,370 (4.1% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 334.40 +0.1%	60.75	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 388 (16.0% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,415 +0.1%	4.59	£2.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 576.50 +1.2%	14.90	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 810 (40.5% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 678.50 +0.4%	10.84	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,007 (48.4% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 480 -0.4%	19.88	£2.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 558.33 (16.3% Upside)
ROO Deliveroo	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 178.50	362.99	£2.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 2,758.43 -0.1%	259.38	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,450 -0.7%	2.03	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 228 +0.9%	-58.19	£2.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 500.33 -0.7%	8.42	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,330 +0.7%	15.59	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,824 (21.2% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,223 -0.2%	16.28	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,342 (9.7% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 108.90 +0.5%	31.58	£2.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 242.90 -0.1%	5.81	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 406.60 (67.4% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 167 -0.4%	7.88	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 218.80 (31.0% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 119.20 -0.7%	23.38	£2.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 540.50 +0.3%	11.27	£2.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 676.67 (25.2% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,260 +2.0%	24.22	£2.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,000 (22.7% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 501 -0.6%	8.28	£2.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 630.50 -10.4%	3.74	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 844.50 (33.9% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 120.08 -1.1%	51.81	£2.25 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 477.40 -1.0%	-134.23	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 583.50 (22.2% Upside)
JUST Just Group	Financial Services	GBX 211.50	24.61	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 199.80 (-5.5% Downside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 955 -0.5%	17.34	£2.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 940 (-1.6% Downside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.42 +2.1%	0.00	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 217 -2.4%	16.90	£2.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 252.67 (16.4% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 162.60 -1.0%	43.72	£2.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 179.40 (10.3% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 511.58 -1.0%	26.16	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 501 (-2.1% Downside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 280 -0.9%	21.74	£2.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 374 (33.6% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 200.06 -0.2%	16.04	£2.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 204.20 -0.9%	-15.19	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 270 (32.2% Upside)
VTY Vistry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 624.40 -0.3%	8.30	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 631 (1.1% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 544 -2.1%	5.42	£2.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 635 (16.7% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,192.74 -1.5%	15.78	£1.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,933.33 (17.7% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,076.75 -0.1%	4.67	£1.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	-1,026.48	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,650 (33.3% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,856	30.20	£1.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,095.67 (12.9% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,494.86 +0.1%	-44.66	£1.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,704 -0.9%	-5.29	£1.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 76.95 -0.5%	-50.72	£1.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 100 (30.0% Upside)
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group	Communication Services	GBX 329 +0.2%	49.32	£1.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 350 (6.4% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 616	11.74	£1.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 690.25 (12.1% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 249 -0.4%	4.68	£1.85 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 394.48 +0.1%	42.60	£1.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 249.55 -0.2%	22.63	£1.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390.50 (56.5% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 100.60 -1.1%	13.16	£1.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 117.50 (16.8% Upside)
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 191.10 -2.1%	-10.29	£1.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 232.50 (21.7% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 922.77 -0.3%	7.48	£1.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,200 (30.0% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 141.40 -0.4%	14.70	£1.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 172.50 (22.0% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 332 -0.7%	7.73	£1.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 296.49 -0.3%	9.86	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 880.50 -1.4%	9.50	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 991.50 (12.6% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 271.08 -2.5%	57.82	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 322.50 (19.0% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,185 +0.2%	18.66	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 461.02 +0.4%	3.48	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 132 -0.3%	-14.39	£1.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 215 (62.9% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,150 +0.5%	22.60	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,562.50 (19.2% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 878.30 +0.2%	13.47	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,100 (25.2% Upside)
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,394.30 +2.4%	5.81	£1.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,175 (-15.7% Downside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,620 -0.8%	217.18	£1.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,725 (4.0% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 183.40 +0.2%	-21.33	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VEIL Vietnam Enterprise	Financial Services	GBX 743 +0.1%	-501.84	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 190.80 -0.2%	10.99	£1.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 190 (-0.4% Downside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 406.50 -0.1%	8.06	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 515.84 +0.6%	13.15	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 190.23 -1.3%	14.57	£1.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 255 (34.1% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,600 -0.1%	11.87	£1.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,016.67 (26.0% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 957 +0.2%	53.67	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,275 (33.2% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 264 -0.4%	34.97	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 337.50 (27.8% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.96 -0.7%	-45.84	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 51 (6.3% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 77.50 +0.6%	26.05	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 120 (54.8% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 326.26 -0.8%	48.86	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMU BH Macro USD	Financial Services	GBX 4.04 -0.6%	34.68	£1.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEP Telecom Plus	Utilities	GBX 1,888	21.26	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,600 (37.7% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 297.50 +0.5%	1.47	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 195.80 -1.1%	-1,305.33	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 317.50 (62.2% Upside)
TFG Tetragon Financial	Financial Services	GBX 17.80 +1.1%	11.42	£1.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 537 -0.9%	657.49	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 570 (6.1% Upside)
SPT Spirent Communications	Computer and Technology	GBX 196.60	106.28	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 236 (20.0% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 288.20 -0.7%	-52.57	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 385 (33.6% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 188.60 +0.1%	13.19	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 175 (-7.2% Downside)
DAL Dalata Hotel Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 550 -0.5%	17.67	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 480 (-12.7% Downside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 638 -0.6%	5.26	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 820 (28.5% Upside)
NBS Nationwide Building Society	Financial Services	GBX 129.80 -0.5%	0.92	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 123.40 -0.3%	6.25	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 233.50 +0.2%	21.26	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170 (-27.2% Downside)
PTSB Permanent TSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 2.32 +2.2%	12.85	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 61.60 -1.0%	29.09	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 53 (-14.0% Downside)
FGT Finsbury Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 895.65 -0.7%	14.71	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FGP FirstGroup	Industrials	GBX 226.20 -0.1%	-105.69	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (6.1% Upside)

(Last Updated: 8/28/2025)

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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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