Top LSE Stocks

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

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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£118.45 -1.0%	32.47	£227.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 7,542.80 (-36.3% Downside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,666.72 +2.1%	13.29	£200.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,325 (24.7% Upside)
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 875.60 +0.6%	8.42	£195.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 918.75 (4.9% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,573 +0.7%	20.68	£135.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,665 (2.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 57.56 +0.3%	5.77	£126.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 1,927.50 +1.0%	15.60	£123.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,713.33 (40.8% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 4,870.32 +1.1%	9.22	£102.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 6,241.25 (28.1% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 527 +1.3%	8.26	£96.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP BP	Energy	GBX 429 +2.7%	32.05	£83.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 578.33 (34.8% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 3,799.27 +0.4%	37.93	£70.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 4,135 (8.8% Upside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,168.62 +0.1%	-5.11	£69.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,183.33 (0.5% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 796.40 +3.2%	29.03	£68.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 692.50 (-13.0% Downside)
CRH CRH	Basic Materials	GBX 7,407.60 -0.5%	16.92	£63.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,521.50 +1.1%	24.58	£61.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,805.83 (18.7% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	£109.85 -0.4%	86.15	£58.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,871.67 (-28.3% Downside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,657 +4.2%	28.43	£51.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,528.75 (-7.7% Downside)
COD Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Industrials	GBX 100.25 -0.4%	17.40	£49.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 320.05 0.0%	-89.63	£48.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 476.43 (48.9% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 49.15 +1.1%	18.53	£48.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 966.20 +1.0%	15.87	£47.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,181.25 (22.3% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,063.10 -0.1%	11.56	£45.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 2,876.67 (39.4% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,627.27 -1.2%	33.04	£44.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,690 (2.4% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 69.76 +0.3%	8.82	£42.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 60.60 (-13.1% Downside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 292.10 -0.9%	8.58	£41.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 311.43 (6.6% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	£180.85 -0.4%	-64.46	£40.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	£212.47 (17.5% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,525.24 -0.5%	34.46	£40.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,500 (27.7% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 3,761 +0.7%	9.49	£36.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,347.33 (-11.0% Downside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,500 +1.2%	22.36	£36.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 444.40 +0.8%	7.98	£35.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 467.50 (5.2% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 2,316.50 +0.2%	-21.33	£35.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,698.33 (16.5% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,164.50 -1.0%	10.49	£35.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,073.33 (-7.8% Downside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 389 +0.5%	32.72	£35.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 420 (8.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,140 +0.1%	23.52	£35.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,788.50 (-6.8% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 5,680.10 -0.7%	52.33	£31.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,800 (2.1% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Oils/Energy	GBX 159 +0.9%	-2.22	£31.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£122.30 +0.3%	18.18	£30.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BXP Beximco Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 38	4.08	£25.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 764.80 +1.1%	38.20	£25.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,285 (68.0% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,383 +0.2%	12.54	£24.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
NIOX NIOX Group	Medical	GBX 60.20 -1.3%	2,484.35	£24.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 4,346 +0.3%	15.47	£23.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,840 (57.4% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,771 -0.5%	11.74	£23.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,205 (-20.4% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 1,873.50 +1.2%	30.20	£23.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 2,185 (16.6% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 74.26 +0.8%	33.68	£22.44 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 75.50 (1.7% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 331.50 -2.3%	17.35	£22.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 366.67 (10.6% Upside)
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,560 -0.9%	28.09	£17.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,898.75 (-31.1% Downside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 287.20 +1.9%	6.07	£16.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 320 (11.4% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 1,523.10 +0.5%	9.73	£16.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,062.50 (35.4% Upside)
KYGA Kerry Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 95.50 +0.7%	25.26	£15.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 565.75 -0.6%	7.73	£15.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 157.90 +0.9%	1,754.44	£15.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TGA Thungela Resources	Energy	GBX 486.20 +5.6%	4.69	£15.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,448 +1.2%	23.83	£14.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,825 (-18.1% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 547.60 +0.7%	11.29	£14.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.20)	GBX 585.67 (7.0% Upside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 244.60 +0.5%	45.16	£14.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 267 (9.2% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,867.50 +0.8%	9.51	£13.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 2,246.67 (20.3% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,094 +0.2%	39.39	£11.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,607.50 (321.2% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 963.80 -0.4%	9.89	£11.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,187.50 -0.9%	46.16	£11.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 3,446.67 (190.2% Upside)
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group	Financial Services	GBX 11.70 +0.0%	7.94	£11.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAR Jardine Matheson	Industrials	GBX 62.50	142.83	£11.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 9,622 -0.6%	14.48	£11.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
SAVE Savannah Energy	Energy	GBX 7.80 -2.5%	-5.06	£10.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 2,679 -1.2%	37.48	£10.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,587.50 (-3.4% Downside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 765.20 +0.0%	32.95	£10.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010 (32.0% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 176.04 +1.2%	123.69	£9.90 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 205 (16.5% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,966 +0.7%	20.50	£9.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,375 (13.8% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 703.43 +0.9%	-912.45	£9.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 995.80 (41.6% Upside)
IDHC Integrated Diagnostics	Medical	GBX 0.32 +1.9%	11.89	£9.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 910 +0.4%	27.52	£9.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 942.67 (3.6% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,022	23.06	£9.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	-8.52	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 923.50 +0.8%	34.42	£8.53 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 824 (-10.8% Downside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,259.50 +0.1%	24.41	£8.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,224 (-2.8% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,676 +1.0%	3.85	£8.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 333.05 +0.1%	21.36	£8.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 516.25 (55.0% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 4,888 +0.0%	25.48	£7.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 5,675 (16.1% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,486 +1.0%	41.49	£7.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,740 (10.2% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 144.30 -0.1%	6.88	£7.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 167 (15.7% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 154.30 +0.3%	-90.76	£7.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 141.50 (-8.3% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 898.85 +2.9%	5.63	£6.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 943 (4.9% Upside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 992.20 +1.1%	53.56	£6.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,230 (24.0% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 1,985 +0.5%	27.58	£6.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,015 (1.5% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 762 -0.1%	27.00	£6.73 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 864.25 (13.4% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 1,266.50 +1.1%	17.22	£6.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,625 (28.3% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 514.40 -2.6%	-173.97	£6.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 640 (24.4% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 616 -0.7%	32.54	£6.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 955 (55.0% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 327.90 -1.9%	13.04	£6.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 333.75 (1.8% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 256 +0.6%	43.11	£6.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 301.67 (17.8% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$37,136.90 +1.8%	0.00	$6.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,366 -0.3%	27.80	£6.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,483.33 (5.0% Upside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 382 -1.1%	16.68	£5.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 379 (-0.8% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 2,036 -1.5%	12.71	£5.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,767.25 (35.9% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 569.60 +8.9%	-10.92	£5.70 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 580 (1.8% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 2,030 +0.9%	19.92	£5.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,436.67 (20.0% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 605 +1.7%	-50.16	£5.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637.50 (5.4% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,003 -0.2%	-840.66	£5.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 784.25 (-21.8% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 233.20 -0.8%	39.33	£5.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 302.50 (29.7% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 684.40 +0.3%	27.45	£5.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 669.33 (-2.2% Downside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,103.52 -0.2%	5.72	£5.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 3,938 -0.6%	45.27	£5.25 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 4,567.50 (16.0% Upside)
HL Hargreaves Lansdown	Financial Services	GBX 1,107 +0.1%	1,785.48	£5.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,104 (-0.3% Downside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 219.60 +1.6%	31.31	£5.23 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 223.75 (1.9% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 5,250 +0.5%	24.36	£5.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,630 (26.3% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,930 -0.5%	26.58	£5.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 8,478 (22.3% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 1,678 +0.5%	-14.88	£5.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,100 (25.1% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 1,968.61 -0.4%	20.17	£4.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,400 (21.9% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£147.20 -1.2%	32.23	£4.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,122.80 +0.6%	6.89	£4.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,237.50 (10.2% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 260.10 +1.1%	13.86	£4.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 301.67 (16.0% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,517 +0.8%	19.46	£4.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,713.33 (7.8% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,102 +0.1%	26.66	£4.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,750 (53.1% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 507.50 +0.3%	7.79	£4.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (30.0% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 564 +0.7%	-13.08	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 677.67 (20.2% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 639 +0.2%	-8.71	£4.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,109.67 (73.7% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 112.80 +1.6%	16.46	£4.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 168.75 (49.6% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 739 +0.4%	15.84	£4.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 968.80 (31.1% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 814 +0.2%	13.11	£3.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,076 (32.2% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 1,990.20 +0.4%	0.00	£3.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,185 +0.6%	14.84	£3.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,520 (28.3% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 757.50 +0.7%	22.92	£3.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 687.50 (-9.2% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 72.60 +1.9%	726.00	£3.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 118.75 (63.6% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 487.30 +0.1%	9.83	£3.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 640 (31.3% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 179.60 +0.7%	18.49	£3.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 251 (39.8% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 281 +0.6%	14.85	£3.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 216.67 (-22.9% Downside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,636.70 +0.8%	9.67	£3.62 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 4,825 (32.7% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 307 -0.3%	3.01	£3.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 360.20 +0.8%	3.91	£3.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 448.33 (24.5% Upside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 141.10 -0.1%	18.45	£3.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 186.50 (32.2% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 363.20 -0.1%	64.37	£3.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 268 (-26.2% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 193.21 +1.9%	60.75	£3.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 331.67 (71.7% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 941.50 -0.7%	6.28	£3.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,082.50 (15.0% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 932.40 -1.7%	12.35	£3.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,050 (12.6% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 241.50 -0.8%	9.80	£3.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245.33 (1.6% Upside)
DFIB DFI Retail Group	Services	GBX 9.17	26.20	£3.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 174.58 -0.1%	9.92	£3.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 163.50 (-6.3% Downside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 208.60 -0.3%	9.84	£3.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 291.17 (39.6% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 78 +1.4%	7.13	£3.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112.50 (44.2% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,501 +0.5%	25.13	£2.99 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 1,446.67 (-3.6% Downside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 318.50	838.16	£2.94 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,356.13 +0.1%	7.25	£2.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,077 (53.2% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 524.50 +1.6%	21.72	£2.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 545 (3.9% Upside)
BUR Burford Capital	Financial Services	GBX 1,050.20 +0.1%	18.79	£2.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,600 (52.4% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 604 +0.1%	15.61	£2.85 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 840 (39.1% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 717.50 +0.9%	11.46	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,116 (55.5% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 546 -0.2%	4.50	£2.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 134.95 +1.9%	15.41	£2.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 326.80 -0.7%	23.53	£2.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 385 (17.8% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 1,891.99 0.0%	16.36	£2.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,316 +0.4%	21.04	£2.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,204.20 (38.4% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 268.80 +1.5%	6.43	£2.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.59)	GBX 511.67 (90.4% Upside)
GLB Glanbia	Consumer Defensive	GBX 10.43 -0.3%	20.69	£2.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,915 -1.2%	23.39	£2.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,070.67 (3.2% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 630.50 +1.2%	7.19	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,200 (90.3% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 317.40 -2.8%	57.66	£2.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 334 (5.2% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 236 -2.9%	-60.23	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 112.38 +0.3%	32.59	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,518 -1.6%	9.33	£2.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,765 (49.5% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,385 +1.2%	2.00	£2.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 2,688 -0.8%	9.95	£2.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,800 (4.2% Upside)
BGEO Bank of Georgia Group	Financial Services	GBX 5,600 -0.5%	1.08	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,312 -0.8%	15.47	£2.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,958.33 (28.0% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 2,629.63 -0.8%	247.27	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 511.58 +0.7%	8.46	£2.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,411 +0.1%	23.98	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,975 (40.0% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 536 +1.8%	11.18	£2.33 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 737.50 (37.6% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 451.04 +0.6%	10.53	£2.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 525 (16.4% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,194 -0.5%	3.88	£2.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 117.40 +0.8%	57.11	£2.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 165.67 (41.1% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 452 +0.6%	7.61	£2.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 109.20 -0.4%	21.42	£2.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,714 +0.2%	7.15	£2.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,725 (59.0% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 566.50	3.36	£2.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 726.33 (28.2% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 109.80	47.37	£2.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,828 +1.1%	-5.67	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,700 (47.7% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 153.60 -2.0%	41.30	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 135 (-12.1% Downside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,820 +0.2%	20.95	£2.03 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,000 (41.8% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 3,792.10 -1.2%	10.13	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VTY Vistry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 613 +1.8%	8.14	£2.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 670 (9.3% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 865.21 -8.0%	15.71	£2.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,045 (20.8% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 261.50 -0.9%	20.31	£1.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 326 (24.7% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 233.70 -2.1%	-8.89	£1.96 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 320 (36.9% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 3,425 +1.3%	10.74	£1.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,150 (21.2% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 419.20 +0.8%	-117.86	£1.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 766.75 (82.9% Upside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 4.74 -0.5%	0.00	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,855 +0.3%	13.76	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,345 (80.3% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,457.96 +0.3%	-43.56	£1.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 912.50 -0.4%	12.15	£1.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,242.50 (36.2% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 940 +1.6%	7.62	£1.84 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,343 (42.9% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 995 +0.5%	4.31	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 172.50 -0.2%	13.83	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group	Communication Services	GBX 313.50 +0.3%	46.99	£1.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 297 (-5.3% Downside)
ROO Deliveroo	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 121.30 0.0%	246.67	£1.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 202 (66.5% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 178.50 +0.2%	-13.27	£1.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 215 (20.4% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 378.50 +0.6%	40.87	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 71	-46.80	£1.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 130 (83.1% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 577.58 +0.3%	11.00	£1.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 788.75 (36.6% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 419.50 +0.5%	21.46	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 455 (8.5% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 232.08 +0.0%	4.36	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 870.80 +0.6%	13.35	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,120 (28.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,638 -1.1%	26.66	£1.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 452.80 -0.6%	4.51	£1.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 590 (30.3% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 82.90 +0.2%	27.87	£1.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112.50 (35.7% Upside)
BREE Breedon Group	Basic Materials	GBX 478.50 -0.3%	17.13	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 561.67 (17.4% Upside)
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 401.05 +0.9%	7.95	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 967 -0.5%	54.23	£1.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,250 (29.3% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 159.90 +0.9%	12.45	£1.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 205 (28.2% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 271.50 +0.6%	9.03	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 303.23 -0.9%	7.06	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 502.02 +0.2%	12.80	£1.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 245 +4.7%	52.26	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 273 (11.4% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 1,914.70 +1.1%	20.13	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,350 (22.7% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 179.20 -0.4%	13.73	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 225 (25.6% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 85.25 +0.8%	11.15	£1.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 115 (34.9% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 46.72 +0.3%	-44.66	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 49.50 (5.9% Upside)
JUST Just Group	Financial Services	GBX 145.20 -0.8%	16.89	£1.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 170 (17.1% Upside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 203.50 +1.0%	-1,356.67	£1.50 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 317.50 (56.0% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 739.50 +0.2%	7.98	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 875 (18.3% Upside)
TRST Trustpilot Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 275 -1.6%	91.16	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 260 (-5.5% Downside)
BHMU BH Macro USD	Financial Services	GBX 3.86 +0.3%	33.16	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 113.80 +0.2%	11.83	£1.44 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 152.50 (34.0% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 374.78 +0.2%	2.83	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 305.50 -0.5%	45.75	£1.41 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 106.40 +4.1%	-11.60	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 220 (106.8% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 2,965 -0.7%	11.16	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,000 (1.2% Upside)
FOUR 4imprint Group	Communication Services	GBX 3,950 -1.1%	12.58	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,365 (86.5% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 282 +0.5%	1.40	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NBS Nationwide Building Society	Financial Services	GBX 130 -0.8%	0.92	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VEIL Vietnam Enterprise	Financial Services	GBX 602.94 -0.8%	-407.24	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEP Telecom Plus	Utilities	GBX 1,715.99 -0.7%	19.33	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPT Spirent Communications	Computer and Technology	GBX 188.70 -0.6%	102.01	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 236 (25.1% Upside)
SMWH WH Smith	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,052 -0.4%	21.70	£1.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,456.67 (38.5% Upside)
HAS Hays	Industrials	GBX 85.75 +1.6%	-275.08	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 120 (39.9% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 609 +1.4%	5.02	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FGT Finsbury Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 889.43 -0.5%	14.61	£1.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 222.99 +0.2%	29.53	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 340 (52.5% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 148.80 -1.3%	8.57	£1.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 173 (16.3% Upside)
GGP Greatland Gold	Basic Materials	GBX 9.66 +1.8%	-22.12	£1.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 17 (76.0% Upside)
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 96.03 +0.4%	-149.89	£1.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 107.50 (12.0% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 1,964 +0.8%	162.80	£1.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,150 (9.5% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 175 -1.1%	15.87	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 158.70 +0.5%	166.33	£1.27 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 231.67 (46.0% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 114.45 +0.6%	5.80	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DATA GlobalData	Industrials	GBX 156.50 -0.9%	37.40	£1.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (91.7% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 168.60 -0.6%	11.79	£1.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 175 (3.8% Upside)
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 918 -2.0%	28.12	£1.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DAL Dalata Hotel Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 490 +2.1%	15.74	£1.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 480 (-2.0% Downside)
GAMA Gamma Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,278	21.79	£1.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,100 (64.3% Upside)
SEQI Sequoia Economic Infrastructure		GBX 77.55 +0.2%	-7,755.40	£1.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 249 -0.2%	-45.42	£1.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A

(Last Updated: 3/17/2025)

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What is the FTSE 100 index?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated July 31, 2022

A History of the FTSE 100
What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?
How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?
The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

The FTSE 100 is the United Kingdom’s (UK) equivalent to the S&P 500. It is looked at as a leading indicator of the UK economy. Investors get exposure to the 100 largest UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE operates Monday through Friday (except for holidays) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST. The exchange also offers after hours trading as well as pre-market trading.

The FTSE uses free float market-capitalization weighting. This means that the companies on the index that have the highest market cap will have a larger corresponding weight in the index. For example, as of July 2022, BP PLC has the sixth highest market cap on the FTSE 100. Therefore if the stock’s value increases by 1%, the value of the FTSE 100 may go up by nearly 2% based on the weighting assigned to BP.

Several of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 (or Footsie) are headquartered outside of the UK. However, most companies are based in the UK and are impacted by developments inside the company. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the FTSE 100 including looking at the current sector composition and the ways investors can invest in the FTSE 100.

A History of the FTSE 100

The FTSE is an abbreviation for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. This independent organization goes by the nickname “Footsie”. It is similar in its mission to the Standard & Poor’s in the United States. The FTSE is home to many stock indexes which represent a market segment through a portfolio of stock holdings that are weighted to approximate the performance of that segment.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is the parent organization of the FTSE. In addition to owning the FTSE, the LSEG owns other financial organizations including the Russell Indexes (a family of global stock market indices), Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange), and Millennium IT (an information technology firm based in Sri Lanka).

The index updates and publishes every 15 seconds. The FTSE is the United Kingdom’s equivalent to the Nikkei 225 index in Japan and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong among others.

By investing standards, the FTSE 100 is still in its infancy. The FTSE 100 was created in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000. Like many of the global markets, the FTSE has followed a mostly upward trend with significant corrections that correspond to the “tech wreck” in the early 2000s and the “Great Correction” in 2007. As of July 25, 2022, the index was over 7,300 which is down from its all-time high of over 7,600 set in 2020.

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

Here are the sectors presented in alphabetical order. The telecommunications sector was dropped from the index in 2018. The weightings listed are as of 12/31/2021.

Communications – This sector has only been on the index since 2018. It currently makes up about just over 4% of the index.
Consumer Discretionary – This sector has been steadily declining in weighting since 2015. It currently makes up 6.87% of the index.
Consumer Staples – This is the most heavily weighted sector and is around 17.9% of the index.
Energy – The energy sector has been growing in influence since 2014. It currently represents just under 10% of the index (9.48%).
Financials – This sector carries the second heaviest weight in the index. Financials have typically accounted for one-fifth of the index. At the end of 2021, this sector accounted for 17.82% of the index.
Health Care – The health care sector has been consistently around 10% of the index for the last six years. In 2021, the sector accounted for 11.73% of the index.
Industrials – The Industrial sector has been steadily growing in value to the index and now comprises just over 12% (12.16%) of the index.
Information Technology – Perhaps confirming that London is not a hub for information technology, this sector is only 1.41% of the index and has consistently been around 1% or slightly higher.
Materials - This sector carries the third heaviest weight in the index at just over 13%. This sector has more than doubled in its percentage of weighting since 2015.
Real Estate – This sector has only been part of the index since 2016. It makes up approximately 1% of the index which has not varied much in its brief time on the index.
Utilities – This sector makes up about 3.5% of the index. The weighting in this sector has been steadily declining since it was 4.53% of the index in 2015.

The individual components of the FTSE are adjusted every quarter. Any changes to the underlying index companies and their weighting is determined by the values of the companies at the close of business the night before the review.

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

Index funds are a safe way for an investor to invest in a particular market segment without assuming the risk that may be involved with individual equities. Just as index funds exist for different market segments, they also exist for the stock exchanges of many countries. As noted above, the FTSE 100 index is the United Kingdom’s version of the U.S. S&P 500 Index.

U.S. investors can’t buy stocks directly on the FTSE 100. However, many of the stocks that are part of the FTSE 100 have a dual listing on either the NYSE or NASDAQ. This means that some stocks trade in British pounds on the FTSE 100 as well as in U.S, dollars on its United States equivalent exchange.

There are a significant number of indexes attached to the FTSE Group including the FTSE 250, the FTSE 350 and the FTSE All-Share. All FTSE indexes have index fund offerings. Vanguard, for example, has the Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) fund.

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

The FTSE 100 is a market-cap weighted index of the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group which is an independent organization similar to the Standard & Poors Company in the United States. The components of the index are determined quarterly.

The FTSE 100 has been in existence since January 1984. From its base level of 1,000, the index has climbed to its level in November 2019 of over $7,350. As of July 2022, the five largest companies on the index were AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HSBC), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI).

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