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BGEO Lion Finance Group	Finance	GEL 12,590.00 +0.8%	2.33	GEL541.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Finance	GBX 1,421.40 -0.1%	10.15	£243.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,403 (-1.3% Downside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,915.50 +0.1%	8.66	£223.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,775 (-3.6% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Healthcare	£126.72 +3.0%	18.97	£196.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	£153.57 (21.2% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Materials	GBX 3,082 -2.6%	15.95	£156.66 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,116.67 (1.1% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Finance	GBX 1,010 -1.6%	9.62	£146.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 614.20 +0.7%	45.88	£119.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.91)	GBX 605 (-1.5% Downside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,361.40 +1.2%	49.63	£116.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,690.33 (24.2% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Materials	GBX 6,749 -2.5%	9.14	£109.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 7,721.43 (14.4% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,950.50 +2.5%	11.68	£106.61 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 4,770 (-3.6% Downside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,393 +3.1%	15.11	£94.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,875 (11.0% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Healthcare	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Healthcare	GBX 1,859 +2.4%	15.78	£74.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 2,064.38 (11.0% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Materials	GBX 568.30 -1.6%	12.63	£66.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 660 (16.1% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Finance	GBX 105.65 +0.9%	13.21	£60.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 117 (10.7% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,899 +2.1%	32.58	£58.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,275 (19.8% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,185.50 +0.6%	19.48	£58.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,299.71 (9.6% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Finance	GBX 431.75 0.0%	8.94	£57.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 576.67 (33.6% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Finance	GBX 674.60 +0.8%	9.04	£53.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 769.38 (14.0% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,887 +4.0%	23.13	£50.18 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (44.4% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Finance	GBX 2,104 -0.2%	9.95	£45.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,492 (18.4% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Materials	GBX 9,866.39 -0.5%	21.89	£44.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (18.6% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Materials	GBX 4,033 -1.2%	N/A	£43.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 3,921.43 (-2.8% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Finance	GBX 8,686 +3.4%	31.23	£41.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£120.83 (39.1% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,762 +1.3%	22.62	£39.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,033.86 (15.4% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Staples	GBX 8,325 +2.9%	18.75	£36.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,725 (4.8% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,502 +2.6%	12.46	£34.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,178.86 (12.3% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Materials	GBX 3,394 -5.0%	20.23	£33.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 3,843.75 (13.3% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Staples	GBX 533.60 +1.4%	19.69	£33.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 500 (-6.3% Downside)
HLN Haleon	Consumer Staples	GBX 374.90 +3.5%	20.71	£32.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 387.80 (3.4% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,550 +1.2%	24.19	£30.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,622 (2.8% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 150.05 -1.6%	N/A	£30.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 120.25 +2.1%	N/A	£27.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 119 (-1.0% Downside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,467 +2.5%	4.58	£25.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (46.0% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,842 +5.4%	17.39	£24.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (43.8% Upside)
SUNB Sunbelt Rentals	Industrials	GBX 5,568 -3.3%	16.62	£22.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,800 (4.2% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Finance	GBX 899.20 +0.1%	6.32	£22.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,453 (61.6% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 4,800 (-9.9% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,851 +2.6%	13.41	£21.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,433.33 (20.4% Upside)
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BT.A BT Group	Communication Services	GBX 207.30 +4.5%	19.19	£20.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Materials	GBX 2,648 +2.2%	8.56	£19.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,490 (31.8% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Finance	GBX 916 -0.2%	9.49	£19.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AV Aviva	Finance	GBX 696 +0.6%	14.34	£18.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 752.57 (8.1% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 414.90 +0.6%	6.46	£18.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 510 (22.9% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Discretionary	£152.30 +3.2%	19.37	£17.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£153.55 (0.8% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Finance	GBX 1,578.50 -2.2%	5.73	£16.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Staples	GBX 4,438 +2.0%	16.26	£16.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 5,326.60 (20.0% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Finance	GBX 294.30 +0.7%	8.21	£15.80 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 276.86 (-5.9% Downside)
VALT Valt Technology Services	Materials	GBX 5,635 +2.0%	0.41	£14.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,450 (32.2% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 1,942 +2.3%	14.57	£13.56 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 1,782.14 (-8.2% Downside)
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)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,334 -4.2%	33.96	£12.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£6,003.71 (17,907.5% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 921 -2.6%	41.86	£12.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,085.13 (126.4% Upside)
MORE Hostmore	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 9,320 -1.9%	N/A	£11.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SN Smith & Nephew	Healthcare	GBX 1,050 +0.1%	37.80	£11.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,293.33 (23.2% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Finance	GBX 3,750 +2.6%	17.17	£11.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 3,813.60 (1.7% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 877.60 +0.7%	51.32	£10.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,160 (32.2% Upside)
S32 South32	Materials	GBX 238.60 -2.6%	9.90	£10.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,755 (635.5% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,745 -2.3%	55.01	£10.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 7,400 (-4.5% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 282 +1.2%	15.16	£10.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (59.6% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Technology	GBX 1,117 +4.1%	28.13	£10.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,094.29 (-2.0% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,444 -0.3%	77.94	£9.89 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 1,419.17 (-1.7% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Materials	GBX 4,064 +1.8%	11.95	£9.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (20.6% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,216 +3.1%	26.13	£9.71 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 7,447.50 (131.6% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$54,597.01 -2.6%	N/A	$9.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Finance	GBX 588.94 0.0%	13.54	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 460 (-21.9% Downside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,910 -0.1%	28.82	£9.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,649.25 (-4.4% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Staples	GBX 2,853 +2.5%	18.89	£9.01 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,407.14 (124.6% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Finance	GBX 892.50 +1.4%	N/A	£8.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 989.25 (10.8% Upside)
WISE Wise	Technology	GBX 902.80 -1.4%	18.64	£8.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,192 (32.0% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 413 +1.4%	33.58	£8.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 432.50 (4.7% Upside)
MICC Millicom International Cellular	Communication Services	GBX 1,400.58 +2.1%	47.38	£8.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,250 (-10.8% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,353 +3.3%	27.06	£8.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,278.33 (-5.5% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 312.50 +2.0%	16.57	£7.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 455.75 (45.8% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Finance	GBX 1,308.37 0.0%	11.94	£7.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,069 (-18.3% Downside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Finance	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Staples	GBX 351.55 +2.1%	20.80	£7.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 360.17 (2.5% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,661 -2.2%	4.25	£7.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,910 (9.4% Upside)
MNG M&G	Finance	GBX 309.90 +0.6%	N/A	£7.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 685 (121.0% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 642.50 -5.2%	1.94	£7.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,916 -2.9%	21.49	£6.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,171.67 (8.8% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,600 -4.5%	25.54	£6.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,408.33 (31.1% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 148.30 -0.7%	9.82	£6.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (45.9% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Finance	GBX 3,788 -1.0%	N/A	£6.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 346.60 -0.9%	4.57	£6.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 3,159 -0.5%	N/A	£6.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 475.90 +0.8%	37.18	£5.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 708.33 (48.8% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Finance	GBX 1,864 +0.5%	9.84	£5.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,838.14 (-1.4% Downside)
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GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Discretionary	£170.50 +1.6%	27.39	£5.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (16.9% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 341.10 +3.1%	19.38	£5.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 316.71 (-7.1% Downside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,440 +0.2%	456.09	£5.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,215.43 (-3.5% Downside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 649 +2.1%	14.14	£5.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 654.33 (0.8% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,245 -1.1%	26.99	£5.35 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,155 (12.6% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Technology	GBX 5,075 -7.1%	26.20	£5.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,675 (11.8% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Finance	GBX 1,052 +2.1%	9.87	£5.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,721.86 (63.7% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Finance	GBX 1,772 +0.9%	10.81	£5.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,500 (41.1% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 682.40 +0.9%	12.61	£5.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 646.43 (-5.3% Downside)
ALW Alliance Witan	Finance	GBX 1,393 -0.9%	8.78	£5.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Healthcare	C$9.75	N/A	C$5.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 829 -0.5%	16.58	£4.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 782.50 (-5.6% Downside)
CRDA Croda International	Materials	GBX 3,557 +0.4%	62.51	£4.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,490 (-1.9% Downside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 293.20 -1.9%	18.68	£4.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 310 (5.7% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 88.44 +0.6%	884.40	£4.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 191.89 (117.0% Upside)
CTEC Convatec Group	Healthcare	GBX 235.80 +0.5%	38.03	£4.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 305.44 (29.5% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 919.40 +0.7%	22.26	£4.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,256 (362.9% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 179.50 +0.9%	13.81	£4.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 225.80 (25.8% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,618 +3.1%	21.39	£4.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 2,970.56 (13.5% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 420.40 +3.1%	9.28	£4.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 443.63 (5.5% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 399.10 +2.7%	N/A	£4.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 428.75 (7.4% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 287 -3.2%	17.94	£4.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 311 (8.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Finance	GBX 239 +1.1%	11.44	£4.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 226.50 (-5.2% Downside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 310.60 +2.1%	18.49	£4.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 377.30 (21.5% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 144.97 +1.0%	13.85	£4.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 198 (36.6% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 776 +0.1%	15.90	£4.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,009.40 (30.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 529.80 +3.4%	15.55	£4.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 562.43 (6.2% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,264.50 +0.8%	13.42	£4.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.90)	GBX 2,564.30 (102.8% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 492.60	33.28	£4.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 433.50 (-12.0% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,092.50 +1.7%	185.17	£3.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,256.25 (15.0% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Technology	GBX 5,330 -5.7%	32.60	£3.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,996.67 (12.5% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,716 +1.5%	N/A	£3.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,316.67 (35.0% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 817 -1.3%	15.65	£3.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,096.67 (34.2% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 525 +4.2%	18.36	£3.81 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 595.13 (13.4% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Finance	GBX 602.50 +1.3%	8.03	£3.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EMG Man Group	Finance	GBX 332.50 -1.6%	11.83	£3.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 322.25 (-3.1% Downside)
SCT Softcat	Technology	GBX 1,712 -0.4%	24.42	£3.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,993.75 (16.5% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 861 +1.5%	9.93	£3.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (0.7% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 395.58 +0.1%	12.36	£3.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 450 (13.8% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 777.50 -2.5%	22.54	£3.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (-10.5% Downside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Finance	GBX 393.40 +0.9%	131.13	£3.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 413.75 (5.2% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GGP Greatland Resources	Materials	GBX 503 -0.3%	4.00	£3.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 783 (55.7% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Healthcare	GBX 1,639.15 +2.3%	9.31	£3.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,085.83 (27.3% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Finance	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 610.50 -0.8%	14.60	£3.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Materials	GBX 744.60 -8.9%	N/A	£3.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 936.25 (25.7% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 976 +2.3%	9.29	£3.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,550 (58.8% Upside)
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RCP RIT Capital Partners	Finance	GBX 2,497.22 +0.1%	5.03	£3.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Materials	GBX 2,446 -1.2%	N/A	£3.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,283.33 (-6.7% Downside)
CTY City of London	Finance	GBX 592 +1.2%	5.81	£3.05 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 308 -2.5%	N/A	£3.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,481.25 (380.9% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 3,308 +2.2%	9.99	£3.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 8,690.71 (162.7% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 282.40 +2.0%	17.33	£2.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-27.0% Downside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 440.20 -0.9%	N/A	£2.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 986.43 (124.1% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Staples	GBX 5,240 +2.1%	18.06	£2.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,256 (19.4% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Finance	GBX 5,010 +1.4%	1.89	£2.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 75.38 +3.2%	11.00	£2.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 98 (30.0% Upside)
AMC Amur Minerals	Materials	GBX 194 +4.1%	N/A	£2.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 210.40	34.49	£2.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 201.25 (-4.3% Downside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 311.50 -2.8%	4.02	£2.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 778 -1.6%	91.53	£2.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,343.33 (329.7% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 269.60 +2.8%	18.01	£2.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 314.25 (16.6% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 140.90	6.77	£2.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 184.20 (30.7% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 466.60 +2.8%	19.32	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,663.40 (256.5% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Materials	GBX 498.60 +1.3%	8.60	£2.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 753.75 (51.2% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 303 +0.3%	N/A	£2.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (-1.0% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 1,399 +2.2%	6.72	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,616.57 (15.6% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Staples	GBX 562 +0.1%	25.90	£2.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 508 (-9.6% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Finance	GBX 1,657.95 -1.2%	4.50	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 114.60 +0.4%	279.51	£2.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Finance	GBX 61.20	0.32	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Finance	GBX 132.96 0.0%	9.63	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
INPP International Public Partnerships	Finance	GBX 137.87 +0.0%	10.98	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Materials	GBX 115.65 +2.0%	6.57	£2.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156 (34.9% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Finance	GBX 179.60 +1.5%	21.13	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 210.86 (17.4% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Finance	GBX 3,354 +1.6%	8.60	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,956.67 (18.0% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,122 +3.7%	16.12	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,527.89 (19.1% Upside)
CAN Canaan	Technology	GBX 240	N/A	£2.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (45.8% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 64.45 -3.0%	10.57	£2.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 83.50 (29.6% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 90.35 -1.0%	15.06	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 113 (25.1% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 3,000 -1.8%	24.79	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,241.67 (8.1% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 679.50 +2.3%	10.72	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,057.40 (55.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Finance	GBX 1,339	2,434.55	£2.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,256 +2.6%	17.50	£2.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,962.86 (-13.0% Downside)
AJB AJ Bell	Finance	GBX 585 +0.3%	19.29	£2.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,265 (116.2% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Finance	GBX 716 -4.1%	2.06	£2.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 443.80 +1.4%	N/A	£2.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 599.44 (35.1% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Finance	GBX 318.40 -1.1%	12.63	£2.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 362.33 (13.8% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Finance	GBX 3,267.43 -0.1%	7.15	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Materials	GBX 615 -2.8%	205.00	£2.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-36.6% Downside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 219.60 -0.7%	91.50	£2.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 283.33 (29.0% Upside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 277 -0.7%	98.93	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 309.75 (11.8% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.41 -0.8%	N/A	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,873 +1.5%	43.80	£2.06 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,912.29 (2.1% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,044 -1.6%	13.80	£2.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,945 (-3.3% Downside)
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Healthcare	GBX 209.60 +0.5%	N/A	£2.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 198.60 (-5.2% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Finance	GBX 1,228 -1.8%	5.59	£2.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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FEV Fidelity European Trust	Finance	GBX 411 -0.7%	7.93	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 340 +1.4%	8.44	£1.98 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 381.83 (12.3% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Finance	GBX 363.50 +1.0%	4.78	£1.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Finance	GBX 385.37 -0.7%	15.11	£1.96 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
N91 Ninety One Group	Finance	GBX 198.10 -2.4%	11.58	£1.90 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 222 (12.1% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 3,878	10.13	£1.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (49.6% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Healthcare	GBX 211.37 -2.1%	105.69	£1.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 308.50 +2.2%	10.08	£1.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (81.1% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Finance	GBX 79.42 +1.7%	N/A	£1.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 977.71 +1.4%	14.39	£1.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,831.67 (189.6% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 80.72 +0.6%	0.10	£1.80 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
CMCX CMC Markets	Finance	GBX 663 -1.6%	24.11	£1.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 462.50 (-30.2% Downside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 866.06 +8.1%	11.28	£1.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 1,106.11 (27.7% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 889.50 +5.6%	14.03	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (33.4% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Staples	GBX 201.40 +1.3%	12.99	£1.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (20.2% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 183 +0.5%	203.33	£1.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 269.80 (47.4% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Finance	GBX 378 -0.9%	N/A	£1.71 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,028 +2.8%	22.35	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,309.33 (27.4% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 274.50 +0.4%	9.46	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Finance	GBX 554 +0.7%	17.06	£1.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTR Metal Tiger	Materials	GBX 1,000 -1.0%	N/A	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Finance	GBX 498.20 +0.9%	6.68	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 665.80 (33.6% Upside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Finance	GBX 899 -1.4%	2.33	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LRE Lancashire	Finance	GBX 685.50 +1.9%	5.31	£1.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 663.17 (-3.3% Downside)
LWDB Law Debenture	Finance	GBX 1,222.23 +0.2%	5.39	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Finance	GBX 1,588 +0.6%	14.14	£1.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,655 (4.2% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 699.50 +2.6%	16.42	£1.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 696.67 (-0.4% Downside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 84.15 -1.1%	15.61	£1.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 121.20 (44.0% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 5,205	20.79	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,281.25 (1.5% Upside)
GNS Genus	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 2,354 +1.3%	5.54	£1.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (36.6% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Finance	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	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Finance	GBX 475 +0.8%	4.34	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BOY Bodycote	Industrials	GBX 909.75 0.0%	27.08	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 881.33 (-3.1% Downside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 150.20 +2.3%	10.36	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (18.8% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Finance	GBX 294.50 +1.2%	7.75	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (76.6% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 324 +0.3%	16.79	£1.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,255.71 (287.6% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Materials	GBX 985 -4.1%	13.97	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,141.25 (15.9% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Technology	GBX 2,728 -6.4%	32.59	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,948 (8.1% Upside)
KNOS Kainos Group	Technology	GBX 1,284.33 +1.9%	36.59	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,231.17 (-4.1% Downside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Staples	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Finance	GBX 388.27 -0.3%	36.73	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Finance	GBX 223.20 -0.4%	14.84	£1.45 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 220 (-1.4% Downside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 91.80 +2.2%	6.18	£1.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 105.40 (14.8% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Finance	GBX 1,858.32 -0.4%	16.05	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 520 +1.6%	42.28	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 635 (22.1% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Materials	GBX 125.40 -0.8%	17.01	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (31.8% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 224.42 +0.6%	8.87	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (9.2% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Finance	GBX 428.13 +0.3%	83.54	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Finance	GBX 150.80 -2.0%	5.00	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPMV iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 120.82 +0.8%	N/A	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Discretionary	GBX 179.80 +0.4%	N/A	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 807.40 (349.1% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Finance	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,800 -5.1%	12.28	£1.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (23.3% Upside)
TMPL Temple Bar	Finance	GBX 428 +1.5%	5.69	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,492.43 +0.4%	N/A	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 521.50 -0.7%	2.87	£1.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (34.6% Upside)

(Last Updated: 10/15/2026)

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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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