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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 11,300.00 +0.5%	2.20	GEL487.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,410.40 +0.1%	11.66	£241.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-7.8% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£133.70 +0.6%	20.14	£207.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (14.7% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,441 -0.2%	17.09	£174.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,280 (169.7% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,040 -0.9%	9.47	£168.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,949 (-3.0% Downside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,006 +0.9%	9.58	£144.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 7,770 -1.5%	12.77	£126.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£177.97 (129.0% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,393 +2.5%	50.78	£119.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,422.20 (2.1% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 513.40 -0.7%	38.35	£99.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 635 (23.7% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,524 -1.4%	12.96	£97.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,708.33 (4.1% Upside)
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ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,364.50 -0.7%	10.10	£94.51 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,821.32 (-12.4% Downside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,945 -0.3%	13.69	£78.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (4.6% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 591.80 +0.2%	197.27	£69.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,755 (196.6% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 493.80 +1.4%	11.38	£66.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 532.50 (7.8% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 104.48 +0.4%	13.75	£60.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 113.44 (8.6% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,224 +1.2%	20.11	£60.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (7.5% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,860.50 +2.2%	31.92	£57.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (19.8% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 629.40 +0.1%	9.02	£50.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 727.14 (15.5% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,018 -0.6%	38.05	£44.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£122 (35.3% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 4,110 +0.3%	N/A	£44.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,657.50 (-11.0% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 9,680 +2.3%	24.46	£43.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (20.9% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,004 +0.4%	9.70	£43.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-3.3% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 4,337 +2.5%	32.17	£42.76 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 3,618.75 (-16.6% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,422 +0.1%	21.63	£42.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (71.2% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£175.50 +1.0%	17.27	£34.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,498.25 -0.5%	13.85	£33.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,012.50 (34.3% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,380 -0.3%	17.32	£32.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (12.7% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 163 +1.9%	N/A	£32.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 332.90 -0.1%	17.99	£29.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 398.67 (19.8% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,617 -0.5%	9.49	£29.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (34.4% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 458.12 -0.9%	16.90	£28.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (6.5% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,338 -0.8%	22.18	£28.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (11.5% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 110.41 -1.0%	N/A	£25.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (3.8% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,001.93 -0.4%	6.53	£25.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (37.6% Upside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 3,308 +1.3%	17.61	£24.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (20.6% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,359 +1.5%	4.38	£23.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,795 (60.9% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,560 +0.1%	15.67	£22.86 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (59.7% 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)
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IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,791 -0.6%	13.13	£21.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (23.0% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 455.50 +0.3%	6.31	£20.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (2.3% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 914 +2.0%	9.80	£19.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 194.98 -1.1%	18.05	£18.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 638.60 +1.2%	13.16	£17.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (12.6% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,497 +0.7%	5.44	£16.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,568 +0.0%	17.64	£16.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,794.25 (5.0% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£142.95 +0.8%	19.18	£16.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-1.4% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 6,055 +1.6%	1.04	£15.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 6,450 (6.5% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 283.18 +0.5%	29.07	£15.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 573.71 (102.6% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,992 -0.7%	43.65	£15.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (11,946.2% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,094 -0.3%	N/A	£14.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (82.2% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 366.80 -1.0%	19.72	£13.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,881.50 -0.7%	14.12	£13.17 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 1,708 (-9.2% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,131	40.72	£12.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (22.2% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 448.60 -0.6%	24.20	£11.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (6.0% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 844.56 0.0%	1,055.70	£10.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,100.83 (30.3% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 4,304 +1.9%	12.37	£10.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (37.1% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,438 -0.1%	14.22	£10.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,803.14 (-18.5% Downside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 228.60 +0.9%	32.66	£10.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (429.3% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 752.40 +0.3%	18.49	£10.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 859 (14.2% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,075 +0.5%	50.25	£9.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-4.0% Downside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$55,050.00 -0.8%	N/A	$9.30 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 585	17.41	£9.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.5% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,298 +1.5%	70.06	£8.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (10.3% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,695 +0.3%	26.37	£8.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-4.0% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,884 -0.4%	23.43	£8.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (138.1% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 850 +1.0%	22.98	£8.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (53.3% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,544.40 -0.4%	18.06	£8.17 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 2,338 (-8.1% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 179.45 -1.2%	N/A	£8.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (23.3% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 720.75 +0.6%	3.82	£8.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 796.50 +0.1%	N/A	£7.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 894.50 (12.3% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,582 +0.4%	33.62	£7.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,128.33 (21.2% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 325.20 +0.3%	26.44	£7.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (108.4% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 750 (-2.2% Downside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 371.85 -0.1%	30.23	£7.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (12.6% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,284.50 +0.0%	8.87	£7.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.4% Downside)
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$14.50 -1.7%	N/A	C$7.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 826 +0.3%	20.80	£7.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,130 (36.8% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,990 +0.1%	24.15	£7.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,772.86 (-7.3% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,944.32 +0.9%	2.80	£6.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,141.50 +0.1%	22.51	£6.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (9.9% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£207 +1.8%	33.15	£6.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-3.7% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 308.30 -0.4%	18.24	£6.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,065 (245.4% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 350.03 +0.5%	10.10	£6.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,458 +0.9%	25.85	£6.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (40.4% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,922 +0.4%	18.29	£6.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-33.0% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,167 +0.3%	11.81	£5.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,675.43 (43.6% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 473 +0.9%	16.31	£5.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (43.8% Upside)
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HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,773 -0.5%	10.13	£5.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,728.50 (-2.5% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 634 -0.2%	8.45	£5.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (4.1% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,914.79 +0.9%	N/A	£5.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,185 +0.2%	438.03	£5.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-2.7% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,817 -0.2%	11.09	£5.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (38.0% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,045 +1.4%	31.85	£5.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (13.7% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,049 +0.7%	18.80	£5.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,558.80 (48.6% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 759 +1.9%	4.28	£5.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (-0.4% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,330.80 +0.2%	23.36	£4.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 661 +0.2%	14.40	£4.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-3.0% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 286.60 +0.8%	20.77	£4.81 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 300.43 (4.8% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 86.12 -1.9%	861.20	£4.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 232.67 (170.2% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 813.50 +1.4%	16.60	£4.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 923.80 (13.6% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,135.91 +1.1%	28.43	£4.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,012.50 (-3.0% Downside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 421.60 +0.2%	9.31	£4.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (5.9% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 184.60 -0.6%	14.20	£4.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 233.20 (26.3% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,075 +0.0%	69.26	£4.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (2.1% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 235.20 +0.2%	11.09	£4.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-3.7% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 154.40 +0.7%	10.73	£4.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (30.5% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,156 -0.1%	195.93	£4.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (14.4% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 852 +0.5%	16.38	£4.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (0.5% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 207.60 -0.7%	24.14	£4.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (47.4% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,404 -0.3%	19.64	£4.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,969.29 (23.5% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 482.70 +1.2%	14.17	£3.89 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (14.6% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 230.80 -0.9%	N/A	£3.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 205 (-11.2% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 242.17 -1.2%	N/A	£3.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 295.17 (21.9% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,668 -0.1%	151.64	£3.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (19.9% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,175 -1.0%	50.79	£3.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-27.3% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 502.40 -0.6%	9.29	£3.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 550 (9.5% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 585 -1.7%	N/A	£3.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,028 (75.7% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 258.67 +1.4%	17.36	£3.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.73)	GBX 397.64 (53.7% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 2,132	N/A	£3.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (7.8% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,803 +0.5%	25.72	£3.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (8.5% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,090.83 +1.1%	12.37	£3.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,487.50 (36.4% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,898 +0.3%	12.92	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-16.6% Downside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 367.38 +0.4%	11.48	£3.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (22.5% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 341 +0.9%	N/A	£3.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (299.9% 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 297.80 +0.7%	19.85	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 267.25 (-10.3% Downside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 603.50 +0.2%	14.43	£3.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,524 +0.9%	9.59	£3.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 4,190 (18.9% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 732.40 -0.8%	19.58	£3.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,035 (41.3% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 538 +0.7%	17.93	£3.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (582.6% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 620.83 +2.6%	15.92	£3.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (-5.6% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 427.50 -2.1%	15.27	£3.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (48.1% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,320.99 +0.3%	7.10	£3.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 730.50 +1.5%	6.76	£3.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (26.6% Upside)
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HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,472 +0.3%	8.13	£3.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,128 (44.6% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 285.71 +1.1%	N/A	£3.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (22.5% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 82.20 +1.0%	14.17	£3.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 97.50 (18.6% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 338.31 +0.7%	4.36	£2.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,520 -0.4%	19.02	£2.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.7% Downside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 621.50 +0.2%	18.01	£2.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 682.14 (9.8% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 567.59 -0.1%	4.98	£2.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 824 +0.2%	11.51	£2.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (28.6% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.68 +2.5%	11.19	£2.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (42.1% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 527.50 -0.1%	26.51	£2.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 726.43 (37.7% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 194.90 -0.3%	22.66	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (4.5% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.38 +1.0%	N/A	£2.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CAN Canaan		GBX 261.20 -0.3%	N/A	£2.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (34.0% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,632 -0.1%	5.81	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 745 +0.4%	6.81	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 312.80 +0.1%	22.83	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 402 (28.5% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 755.50 -0.7%	37.40	£2.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,820 (273.3% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 346.60	14.32	£2.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (5.4% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 62.60	0.33	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,558 +0.3%	1.77	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 566	26.08	£2.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 516 (-8.8% Downside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 133.09 +0.1%	9.64	£2.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 138.70 +0.4%	9.71	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 135.60 +0.2%	7.33	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (36.9% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 447.80 +0.7%	18.54	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,946.25 (334.6% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 615.50 +0.6%	20.29	£2.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (104.9% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 244.60 +0.1%	17.38	£2.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 254.50 (4.0% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 92.05 +0.1%	13.95	£2.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113.40 (23.2% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,317.34 +0.0%	5.62	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,642.83 (24.7% Upside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 117.32 +2.2%	9.81	£2.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (33.4% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,345	7.32	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,320 -0.1%	2,400.00	£2.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.5% Downside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 218.60 -1.3%	66.24	£2.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (19.7% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,850	28.05	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (4.4% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 255 -0.3%	52.04	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (51.0% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 103.30 -0.2%	N/A	£2.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 465 -0.3%	96.88	£2.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (208.1% Upside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 594 +2.9%	118.80	£2.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-34.3% Downside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,650.27 +0.7%	13.11	£2.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (11.8% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 362 +0.3%	6.17	£2.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 428.50 +0.1%	6.82	£2.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 219.40 +0.2%	12.83	£2.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-6.1% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,847.50 +2.2%	14.04	£2.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,412.25 (30.6% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,879 -0.6%	13.09	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (4.1% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 901.60 +0.0%	9.85	£2.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,153.33 (27.9% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,224 +0.3%	26.49	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 154.20 -0.6%	21.12	£1.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 189.20 (22.7% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,035.42 +1.5%	2.83	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 188.60 +0.3%	11.57	£1.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 204.38 (8.4% Upside)
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CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 361.50 +1.8%	14.18	£1.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 348.40 +0.2%	7.57	£1.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-0.5% Downside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 2,662.90 +0.1%	13.40	£1.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,317.50 (-13.0% Downside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 527 +0.6%	7.16	£1.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (26.7% 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 186.40 +0.9%	103.56	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (36.2% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 390.50 -0.4%	18.17	£1.77 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 74.28 -0.2%	N/A	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (34.6% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 201.40 -0.4%	12.99	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (21.2% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 270 +0.4%	9.30	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 332	9.49	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (63.4% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 876.50 +0.1%	13.82	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (35.4% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 875.56 +3.9%	190.75	£1.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 650 (-25.8% Downside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,652	13.85	£1.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (10.4% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 536.78 0.0%	18.44	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,606.52 -0.8%	15.34	£1.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,025 (26.0% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 718 +0.1%	24.26	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-23.9% Downside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 396 -0.1%	48.35	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,946 +0.6%	124.30	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-5.6% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,212 -0.2%	5.28	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 155.40 -0.2%	13.40	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 174 (12.0% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 799.50 +0.5%	10.88	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (50.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 72.41 +3.4%	0.11	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 191.20 +0.3%	3.93	£1.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (95.3% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 200.80 -1.5%	71.71	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (44.5% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 98.60 +0.6%	6.64	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (25.6% 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)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 634.50 -0.2%	5.42	£1.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (6.4% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 78.85 +0.3%	13.43	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (58.5% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,230 +0.6%	31.41	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (44.2% Upside)
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,093.08 +0.1%	15.54	£1.48 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
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 241.62 -0.2%	7.90	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (100.7% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 3,025 +1.9%	17.09	£1.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (14.2% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 565	N/A	£1.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (21.3% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 767.50 +0.1%	8.53	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (35.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 434 +0.3%	3.97	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 151.40 +0.4%	7.48	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 425 +0.5%	9.30	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 900 +1.6%	16.13	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 962.50 (6.9% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 124.30 -0.6%	18.41	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (33.0% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,488 -0.8%	21.08	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (6.4% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 178.60	N/A	£1.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (302.9% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 502 +0.4%	40.81	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619.40 (23.4% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 616 +0.7%	12.17	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 824 (33.8% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 156	2.94	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSG Resolute Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 62 +2.6%	10.35	£1.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 284 (358.1% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 328 +1.6%	8.61	£1.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 390.11 (18.9% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 202.60	12.25	£1.32 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 150 (-26.0% Downside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 697.50 -0.4%	N/A	£1.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (14.5% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,642.01 +0.0%	13.93	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 113.85 -0.1%	N/A	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,095 -0.5%	0.90	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 350	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,342.36 -0.4%	N/A	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 459 -0.6%	19.87	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 350 (-23.7% Downside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 168.80 +0.6%	6.18	£1.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (33.6% Upside)

(Last Updated: 6/17/2026)

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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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