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This is a current list of the top 250 companies by market capitalization on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The 100 largest companies that trade on the London Stock Exchange make up the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100 Index).

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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 11,590.00 +0.4%	2.26	GEL499.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,471 +1.0%	12.16	£249.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,300.50 (-11.6% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£128.34 -3.9%	19.33	£207.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (19.5% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,038.50 -0.1%	9.47	£168.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-4.6% Downside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 68.55 -0.6%	0.10	£152.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,058 +2.8%	15.19	£150.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 9,150 (199.2% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,020	9.71	£148.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,438.40 +0.1%	52.43	£123.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (0.6% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 6,753 +1.2%	11.10	£108.55 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 7,475.71 (10.7% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,601 +1.1%	10.65	£97.99 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,837.98 (-16.6% Downside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,462 -0.8%	12.78	£97.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (6.6% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 482.65 +0.2%	36.05	£93.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 603 (24.9% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,961.50 +0.1%	13.80	£78.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (3.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 510.40 +0.7%	11.76	£68.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (6.8% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 112.73 +0.9%	14.83	£64.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (1.0% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,226 -0.3%	20.14	£60.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (7.3% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 510.97 -0.1%	170.32	£59.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,780 (248.4% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,851 +0.7%	31.76	£57.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (20.4% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 32.26 +1.5%	0.27	£54.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,932.50 (8,990.2% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 662.40 -0.1%	9.49	£52.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (12.3% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,125 +1.0%	10.29	£45.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,938.33 (-8.8% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,920 +1.7%	37.64	£42.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (36.0% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,417 +1.8%	21.58	£41.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,145.50 (71.5% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,588.85 +0.3%	N/A	£38.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,681.25 (2.6% Upside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,243.60 +0.0%	20.83	£38.00 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (41.9% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,778 +1.7%	28.03	£36.63 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,756.25 (-0.6% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,900 +1.4%	18.54	£34.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.3% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,502.17 -0.2%	13.88	£33.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (203.2% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£168.90 +1.2%	16.62	£33.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 161 +2.2%	N/A	£32.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,018 +0.4%	10.31	£31.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (23.6% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 361.53 +0.4%	19.54	£31.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (8.9% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,423.90 +0.3%	23.00	£29.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (7.5% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 471.80 +0.9%	17.41	£29.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 488 (3.4% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,702.78 +1.7%	5.02	£26.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (33.3% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,043 +1.5%	6.79	£25.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (32.2% Upside)
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 165.30 +1.2%	0.34	£24.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 7,025 (4,149.8% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,643 +1.3%	16.18	£23.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (54.6% Upside)
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VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 109.78 +12.3%	N/A	£22.51 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (4.4% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,714.80 -1.0%	12.77	£21.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (26.5% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 470.90 +1.0%	6.53	£20.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (-1.0% Downside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,636 -0.2%	14.04	£19.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,988 (51.3% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 884 +0.2%	9.47	£19.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 190.09 +1.7%	17.60	£18.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAR Jardine Matheson	Industrials	GBX 62 -0.8%	0.16	£18.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,932 +0.8%	19.04	£17.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (1.0% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 661.40 +0.5%	13.63	£17.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (8.7% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£146.40 +0.7%	19.64	£16.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-3.7% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 290.81 +0.2%	29.86	£15.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 251 (-13.7% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,478 +1.2%	5.37	£15.84 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HKLD Hongkong Land	Real Estate	GBX 7.32 -1.2%	0.13	£15.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,365.79 +2.5%	N/A	£14.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (76.3% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,631.35 -0.2%	36.99	£13.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,808.85 (13,142.6% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,988 +1.6%	14.92	£13.70 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-10.0% Downside)
KYGA Kerry Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 83.08 +0.8%	0.21	£13.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 99 (19.2% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 4,946.40 +1.2%	0.85	£13.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,800 (37.5% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,140 +0.8%	41.04	£12.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,382.63 (21.3% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 861.40 -0.9%	21.16	£11.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,229.57 (158.8% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 325.40 +1.2%	17.49	£11.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (38.3% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 440 -2.0%	23.73	£11.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 475.71 (8.1% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 894.46 +1.2%	1,118.08	£11.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (22.2% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,634 -1.1%	15.04	£10.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-23.3% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 952 +0.5%	19.66	£9.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,303 (36.9% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,344 +0.7%	72.55	£9.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (6.5% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$54,211.00 +0.2%	N/A	$9.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 586.50	17.46	£9.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-22.7% Downside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 6,800 +0.7%	48.30	£9.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,788.75 (-0.2% Downside)
CBKD Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.	Financial Services	GBX 2.70 +1.5%	0.00	£8.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,676 -0.9%	10.56	£8.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (60.5% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 211 +4.6%	30.14	£8.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,210 (473.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,810	26.90	£8.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-5.9% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,960 +0.2%	24.05	£8.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (132.0% Upside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 868.50 -0.1%	N/A	£8.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 915 (5.4% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,688 +1.5%	19.08	£8.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (121.6% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 346.50 +0.2%	28.17	£8.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (95.6% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 170.78 -0.6%	N/A	£7.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 221.33 (29.6% 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 378.79 +1.5%	30.80	£7.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 418.57 (10.5% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,286.50 0.0%	8.88	£7.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.5% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,269.46 +0.5%	25.04	£7.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,254.33 (-1.2% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 681 -0.1%	3.61	£7.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 833.40 +0.3%	20.99	£7.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (28.7% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 341.50 +1.1%	20.21	£7.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (148.2% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,508 +0.6%	32.66	£7.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (12.8% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,890 +1.9%	2.76	£6.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£200.60 -0.3%	32.13	£6.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-0.7% Downside)
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IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,818 +0.4%	22.76	£6.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,808.57 (-0.3% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,165.82 -7.7%	11.80	£6.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,689.71 (44.9% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 342.60 +0.5%	9.89	£6.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,370 +0.3%	24.92	£6.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (45.7% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,862.33 -1.9%	10.64	£6.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-4.9% Downside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,795.92 -0.3%	17.09	£5.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-28.3% Downside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 476 +0.2%	16.41	£5.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (42.9% Upside)
GLB Glanbia	Consumer Defensive	GBX 23.96 -2.6%	0.33	£5.85 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,825.50 +1.4%	N/A	£5.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,275 +0.2%	444.41	£5.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-4.1% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,785 +1.2%	10.89	£5.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (40.5% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,009.50 -1.6%	24.44	£5.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,306 (326.5% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,337 +0.2%	23.47	£4.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 667.36 +1.4%	14.54	£4.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-3.9% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,542.28 +2.3%	29.58	£4.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (22.5% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,454 +0.5%	30.61	£4.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,362.50 (-2.1% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 274.91 +0.8%	19.92	£4.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 306.63 (11.5% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 247.20 -0.2%	11.66	£4.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-8.7% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 162.81 +0.2%	11.31	£4.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (23.7% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 671.31 +14.1%	12.41	£4.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-13.7% Downside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 188.80 +0.5%	14.52	£4.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (20.3% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 83.82 +2.9%	838.20	£4.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (178.0% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 423.80 +1.1%	9.36	£4.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (5.3% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 774.71 +0.5%	15.81	£4.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 993.17 (28.2% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 214.20 +0.6%	24.91	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (42.9% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 849.50 -1.2%	16.34	£4.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (0.8% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,897 +1.6%	65.25	£3.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (8.4% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 280.70 -0.2%	18.84	£3.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (38.7% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,335.26 +0.7%	19.08	£3.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (179.3% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,081 +0.5%	183.22	£3.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (22.3% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 499 +1.6%	14.65	£3.86 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 553.40 (10.9% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 609 -0.2%	8.12	£3.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (8.4% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 567 -0.6%	3.20	£3.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (33.3% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 525 +0.4%	17.50	£3.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (599.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 220.60 -2.1%	N/A	£3.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (2.8% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,884 +0.7%	26.88	£3.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,957 (3.9% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 385 +0.9%	12.03	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (16.9% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,911.35 -1.3%	12.96	£3.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,083.33 (-16.9% Downside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,801.99 +1.4%	47.12	£3.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,763.33 (-21.6% Downside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 218 -0.2%	N/A	£3.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (43.4% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,598.01 -1.1%	8.83	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (5.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 550.80 +3.9%	N/A	£3.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (83.9% 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)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,030.47 -0.6%	11.68	£3.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (152.9% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 299.80 +0.6%	19.99	£3.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-9.6% Downside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,467.07 +0.5%	7.54	£3.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 609 +0.7%	14.57	£3.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,442 -1.1%	N/A	£3.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,000 (38.7% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 435.50 -0.2%	15.55	£3.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (45.4% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 743.36 +1.0%	6.88	£3.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 925 (24.4% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,894.71 +0.5%	N/A	£3.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (21.3% Upside)
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 318 +0.3%	N/A	£3.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (328.8% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 707.80 +1.2%	18.93	£3.08 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 985 (39.2% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,316 -0.4%	10.02	£3.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (148.9% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,530 -0.2%	19.06	£2.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-14.9% Downside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 573.28 +0.4%	5.03	£2.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 78.74 +0.9%	11.49	£2.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (38.4% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 321.61 -0.7%	4.15	£2.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 617.50 +1.5%	17.90	£2.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 692.86 (12.2% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 274.60 +6.2%	N/A	£2.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (27.5% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 73.77 -0.2%	12.72	£2.77 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (18.6% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 199.20 -0.6%	23.16	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (2.3% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 774 +0.8%	10.81	£2.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (37.0% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 518.50 +0.3%	26.06	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 689.88 (33.1% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,510 +4.4%	6.45	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (8.5% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,662 +0.5%	1.81	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 756 -0.4%	37.43	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,426.67 (353.3% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 350 -0.1%	14.46	£2.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (4.4% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 140.30 +0.4%	7.58	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (32.3% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.19 -1.2%	N/A	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,636 +0.2%	4.44	£2.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 134.80 +0.6%	9.77	£2.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 451.20 -2.5%	18.68	£2.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,921.75 (325.9% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 139.60 +0.4%	9.78	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 286.80 +1.5%	58.53	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (34.2% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 557	25.67	£2.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.4% Downside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 723 +0.4%	6.61	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 607.01 -1.1%	20.01	£2.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (107.8% Upside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 241.50 -2.1%	N/A	£2.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (44.9% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 93.10	14.11	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (22.7% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 61 +1.3%	0.32	£2.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 296.60 +0.4%	21.65	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (36.5% Upside)
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 456.40 -1.3%	11.70	£2.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 586 (28.4% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,442 +0.1%	17.32	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-28.3% Downside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,311.47 -0.1%	7.25	£2.31 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,326 +0.2%	2,410.91	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.9% Downside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,788 -1.9%	13.49	£2.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (8.6% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,925 +1.4%	28.79	£2.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (1.8% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,018 +0.6%	14.06	£2.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-3.0% Downside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 226.13 -0.2%	16.07	£2.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (17.0% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 476 +1.3%	24.66	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (200.9% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 102.30 +0.2%	N/A	£2.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 357.50 +0.1%	6.09	£2.13 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 224.20 +1.4%	13.11	£2.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-8.1% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,867.02 -0.8%	14.19	£2.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (31.2% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 427 +0.2%	6.80	£2.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,222 +0.7%	26.44	£2.01 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 194.30 -1.4%	58.88	£2.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (34.7% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 199.30 +1.3%	12.23	£1.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (3.5% Upside)
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 749 +2.5%	27.24	£1.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-48.3% Downside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 372 +0.5%	8.09	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.8% Downside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 383 +0.5%	15.02	£1.95 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 94.35 -1.2%	7.89	£1.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (65.9% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 528.50 +6.8%	105.70	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-26.2% Downside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 149.40 -1.5%	24.49	£1.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (28.6% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 550.50 +1.8%	7.48	£1.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (21.3% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 345 +1.3%	9.86	£1.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (50.7% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 191.52 +2.1%	106.40	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (32.5% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 199.60 -1.0%	12.88	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 244 (22.2% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 271.47 +0.7%	9.35	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 870.50 +0.9%	13.73	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (36.3% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 714.43 -2.1%	24.14	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-23.5% Downside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,656 +1.6%	15.82	£1.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (19.7% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 877.67 +0.8%	9.59	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,820 (221.3% Upside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 538 +0.7%	16.56	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 71 +0.7%	N/A	£1.65 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (40.8% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 160 +0.8%	11.03	£1.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (11.6% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 374.47 +3.2%	17.43	£1.64 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 838.91 -1.0%	76.26	£1.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (-4.0% Downside)
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 886 +0.9%	2.42	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PTSB Permanent TSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 2.99 +0.2%	0.23	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,212 +0.2%	5.28	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 809 +1.4%	11.01	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,199.44 (48.3% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 643.19 -1.6%	5.50	£1.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 675.17 (5.0% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,906 +1.0%	34.72	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-4.3% Downside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 201.60 +1.0%	72.00	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (44.0% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,547.17 +0.4%	12.97	£1.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (17.9% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 262.05 +0.2%	8.56	£1.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 485 (85.1% 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)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 387.50 +0.5%	47.31	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 94.30 +0.1%	6.35	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (31.3% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 192.90 +0.2%	N/A	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (273.0% Upside)
DAR Dar Global	Real Estate	GBX 8.18	0.15	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.70 -0.1%	13.07	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (63.0% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 177.13 +0.4%	3.64	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 373.50 (110.9% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 537.50 -0.6%	43.70	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (15.2% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 165 -2.9%	3.11	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 796 +2.5%	8.84	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (30.7% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 390.56 -1.0%	14.63	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 434.50 +0.8%	3.97	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 213.41 -0.6%	12.90	£1.40 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-27.4% Downside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 150 -0.1%	4.98	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,020 -2.5%	28.45	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (59.2% Upside)
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,426 -0.8%	20.79	£1.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (7.9% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 336.65 +0.0%	8.84	£1.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (15.3% Upside)
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 530.50 -1.1%	N/A	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 685.40 (29.2% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 426.04 +0.6%	9.33	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 209.12 -3.6%	9.91	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (17.2% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 123.20 +1.6%	18.25	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (34.2% Upside)
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 730 +1.5%	N/A	£1.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (9.4% Upside)
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,271.91 -0.1%	0.94	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 7/12/2026)

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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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