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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). 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	£107.92 +1.6%	29.58	£207.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 6,303.50 (-41.6% Downside)
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 829.80 -3.0%	7.98	£185.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 918.75 (10.7% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,443	12.17	£183.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,325 (36.1% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,738 +1.1%	21.43	£139.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,550 (-4.0% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 1,775.50 -2.2%	14.37	£113.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,716 (53.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 50.96 -2.6%	5.11	£111.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 520 -3.5%	8.15	£95.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 4,446.50 -2.2%	8.42	£93.30 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 6,228.75 (40.1% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 4,052 +1.2%	40.45	£74.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,770 (17.7% Upside)
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,231.52 +2.4%	-5.21	£71.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,125 (-3.3% Downside)
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BP BP	Energy	GBX 353.20 -2.4%	26.38	£68.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 494 (39.9% Upside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 752.80 -0.2%	27.44	£64.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 692.50 (-8.0% Downside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	£115.95 +1.7%	90.94	£61.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,307.50 (-45.6% Downside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,493.50 +4.3%	24.13	£60.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,805.83 (20.9% Upside)
CRH CRH	Basic Materials	GBX 6,992 +1.4%	15.97	£59.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,729.50 +2.9%	29.67	£53.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,626.25 (-6.0% Downside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,072	17.61	£52.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,131.67 (5.6% Upside)
COD Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Industrials	GBX 96.94 +5.9%	16.83	£47.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,092.46 +1.7%	11.72	£46.45 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,876.67 (37.5% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 45.81 +2.7%	17.27	£45.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 70.44 -3.7%	8.91	£42.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 64.25 (-8.8% Downside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,669 +1.0%	35.86	£42.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,500 (22.6% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 293.25 -1.6%	8.62	£42.11 billion	Buy (Score: 3.14)	GBX 329.17 (12.2% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,465 +0.6%	31.00	£41.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,692 (9.2% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 4,225 +0.8%	10.66	£40.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,697.33 (-12.5% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	£177.45 +0.6%	-63.25	£40.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	£224.67 (26.6% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 247.25 -6.3%	-69.25	£37.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 476.43 (92.7% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 469.90 -3.1%	8.44	£37.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 526.67 (12.1% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,690 +1.8%	23.01	£37.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 6,100 -1.0%	56.20	£34.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (-3.3% Downside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 374.10 -0.9%	31.46	£33.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 457 (22.2% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,804 +1.1%	21.98	£32.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,788.50 (-0.3% Downside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,075 -1.9%	9.68	£32.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,028 (-4.4% Downside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 161 +2.2%	-2.25	£32.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£127.80 +1.9%	18.99	£31.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 2,054.50 -3.4%	-18.92	£31.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,698.33 (31.3% Upside)
BXP Beximco Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 40	4.29	£27.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 788.60 -1.9%	39.39	£25.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,188 (50.6% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,069 +1.4%	13.00	£25.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,600 (-15.3% Downside)
NIOX NIOX Group	Medical	GBX 62 +0.6%	2,558.63	£25.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 90 (45.2% Upside)
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TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 369.10 +1.2%	19.32	£24.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 375 (1.6% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,268 +0.7%	11.49	£22.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 72.78 +1.2%	33.01	£21.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 75.50 (3.7% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 4,019 +0.7%	14.30	£21.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 6,387.50 (58.9% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 1,633.50 -3.6%	26.33	£20.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,174.38 (33.1% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 1,682 +2.3%	10.75	£18.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,050 (21.9% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 173.64 +1.1%	1,929.32	£16.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,842 +2.3%	26.56	£16.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,150 (-18.0% Downside)
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,948 +1.1%	26.09	£15.93 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 6,159 (-22.5% Downside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 262.40 +0.1%	5.54	£15.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 348.33 (32.7% Upside)
KYGA Kerry Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 93.40 -0.2%	24.70	£15.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,077 +2.1%	10.58	£14.97 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,245 (8.1% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 556.20 +1.4%	11.46	£14.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.20)	GBX 585.67 (5.3% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£122.20 +1.1%	18.38	£14.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 508 +0.8%	6.94	£14.19 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 236 +0.1%	43.57	£13.83 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 267 (13.1% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,229 +0.9%	47.77	£12.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 3,446.67 (180.4% Upside)
TGA Thungela Resources	Energy	GBX 380 -1.7%	3.67	£11.98 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
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 916 +1.1%	9.40	£11.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 996 -0.2%	35.86	£10.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,607.50 (362.6% Upside)
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group	Financial Services	GBX 10.58 -0.2%	7.18	£10.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 2,758 +0.7%	38.58	£10.39 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,566.67 (-6.9% Downside)
IDHC Integrated Diagnostics	Medical	GBX 0.35 -0.6%	12.93	£10.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 987 -0.1%	29.85	£10.06 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 950 (-3.7% Downside)
SAVE Savannah Energy	Energy	GBX 7.64 +1.9%	-4.96	£10.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,268 +0.2%	24.94	£10.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 726 +0.8%	31.26	£9.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,010 (39.1% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	-8.52	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 994.50 -1.7%	37.07	£9.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 919 (-7.6% Downside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 682.77 -1.1%	-885.65	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,003.75 (47.0% Upside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 345.90 +1.6%	22.19	£8.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 488.33 (41.2% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,663.14 +2.2%	3.84	£8.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,770 +0.4%	46.23	£8.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,600 (-6.1% Downside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 160.20 +0.4%	7.63	£8.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 167 (4.2% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,179 +2.1%	22.85	£7.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,224 (3.8% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 388.02 +0.3%	15.43	£7.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 341.67 (-11.9% Downside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 168.20 +0.6%	-98.94	£7.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 141.50 (-15.9% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,115.50 +0.6%	60.21	£7.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,230 (10.3% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,334 +1.0%	16.13	£7.63 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,375 (44.6% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 836 +1.6%	29.63	£7.38 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 864.25 (3.4% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 4,594 +1.3%	23.94	£7.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 5,566.67 (21.2% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 129.60 -2.4%	91.06	£7.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 205 (58.2% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 880 +0.9%	5.51	£6.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 948.33 (7.8% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 262.60 +1.7%	44.22	£6.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 301.67 (14.9% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 1,848 +1.5%	25.67	£6.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,015 (9.0% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 578 +1.6%	30.53	£6.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 955 (65.2% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 264.40 +1.1%	44.59	£6.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 302.50 (14.4% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 654 -0.3%	-54.23	£6.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 637.50 (-2.5% Downside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 1,991 -1.5%	-17.66	£6.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,100 (5.5% Upside)
Trump and Buffett Are Quietly Leading America’s Gold Revival (Ad) The “Buffett Indicator” Predicts Gold Set To Dominate for Next Decade Each time the Buffett Indicator has hit extremes, it’s spelled doom for stocks — and soaring gains for gold. Today, the Indicator is flashing a historic all-time high. Meanwhile, Buffett is quietly hoarding $325 billion in cash — and insiders believe he’s about to make a gold move big enough to shock Wall Street. Garrett Goggin has the names of 4 companies likely to benefit — if you move fast. See why gold could dominate for the next 10 years — and how to get ahead of Buffett’s next big move.
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$35,478.50 +1.1%	0.00	$6.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 597 +0.7%	-11.44	£5.97 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 607.50 (1.8% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 1,135.50 +0.2%	15.44	£5.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,625 (43.1% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 742.63 +1.1%	29.79	£5.79 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 669.33 (-9.9% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,224 -0.7%	26.13	£5.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,483.33 (11.7% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 432.90 +0.2%	-146.41	£5.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 640 (47.8% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 2,004 +2.2%	19.66	£5.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,436.67 (21.6% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,889 +0.7%	11.79	£5.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,767.25 (46.5% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 3,946 +1.3%	45.36	£5.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 4,567.50 (15.8% Upside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 330.20 +1.9%	14.42	£5.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 427.33 (29.4% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 945.40 -0.5%	-792.38	£5.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 784.25 (-17.0% Downside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£154.02 +0.9%	33.72	£5.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 288.10 +0.4%	15.35	£5.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 300 (4.1% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,047.01 +1.1%	5.43	£5.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 207.80 +0.4%	29.63	£4.95 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 223.33 (7.5% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 4,866 +0.5%	22.58	£4.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,630 (36.3% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,100 +0.6%	6.75	£4.74 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,237.50 (12.5% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,571.58 +0.8%	19.89	£4.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,860 (11.2% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 1,767.43 +1.2%	18.11	£4.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,400 (35.8% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 592.50 +0.9%	-13.74	£4.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 677.67 (14.4% Upside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 5,875 +1.7%	22.53	£4.33 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 8,107.50 (38.0% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 118.45 +0.6%	17.28	£4.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 166.67 (40.7% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,003 -0.3%	25.81	£4.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,150 (38.2% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 862.50 -1.0%	13.89	£4.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,076 (24.8% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 766 -0.9%	16.42	£4.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 981 (28.1% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,293 +0.3%	16.19	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,520 (17.6% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 645.40 -0.5%	-8.80	£4.14 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,120 (73.5% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 4,116 +0.9%	10.94	£4.10 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,700 (14.2% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 78.92 +1.8%	789.20	£4.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 109.50 (38.7% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 805.50 +0.1%	24.37	£4.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 767.50 (-4.7% Downside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 472 +0.9%	7.24	£3.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (39.8% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 393 +0.8%	4.27	£3.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 448.33 (14.1% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 192.28 +0.5%	19.79	£3.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 251 (30.5% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,071 +1.4%	7.14	£3.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,082.50 (1.1% Upside)
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 1,962.20 -1.8%	0.00	£3.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 495.80 +0.1%	10.00	£3.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 640 (29.1% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 284 +0.1%	15.00	£3.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 216.67 (-23.7% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 142.70 +0.4%	18.66	£3.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 185.33 (29.9% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 365.80 -0.1%	64.83	£3.50 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 291.57 +0.5%	2.86	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 336.60 +0.5%	8.05	£3.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.59)	GBX 457.75 (36.0% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,565.75 +0.2%	8.37	£3.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,077 (32.7% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,662 +0.9%	27.83	£3.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,616.33 (-2.7% Downside)
CPI Capita	Industrials	GBX 189.96 +2.7%	-78.67	£3.21 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,117.50 (488.3% Upside)
DFIB DFI Retail Group	Business Services	GBX 9.17	26.20	£3.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,654 +0.7%	24.11	£3.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,204.20 (20.7% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 79.95 +0.9%	7.30	£3.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112.50 (40.7% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 327.60 -0.3%	862.11	£3.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 218.25 -0.3%	8.86	£2.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (10.0% Upside)
GLB Glanbia	Consumer Defensive	GBX 11.31 +8.8%	22.44	£2.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 3,074 +1.3%	11.38	£2.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,800 (-8.9% Downside)
BUR Burford Capital	Financial Services	GBX 1,026.03 +1.0%	18.35	£2.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,600 (55.9% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 672 +0.3%	7.67	£2.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,200 (78.6% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 134.05 +0.3%	15.31	£2.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,170 +0.4%	24.60	£2.79 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,700 (-47.8% Downside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 154.60	48.61	£2.77 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 322.50 (108.6% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 1,894.78 +0.5%	16.38	£2.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,710 +0.4%	2.14	£2.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 747.47 +1.2%	9.90	£2.67 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,016.67 (36.0% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 676 +2.0%	10.80	£2.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,127.67 (66.8% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 148.23 +1.4%	8.43	£2.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 163.50 (10.3% Upside)
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 117.27 +1.0%	34.01	£2.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 511 +1.0%	4.21	£2.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BGEO Bank of Georgia Group	Financial Services	GBX 5,960 +0.3%	1.15	£2.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 134.10 +1.4%	65.24	£2.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 174 (29.8% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 304.20 +1.7%	21.90	£2.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 380 (24.9% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,410 +0.7%	16.13	£2.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,958.33 (22.8% Upside)
ROO Deliveroo	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 171.29 -0.1%	348.32	£2.54 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 202 (17.9% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 516.50 +0.1%	13.35	£2.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 840 (62.6% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 223.92 -0.5%	-57.15	£2.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 557.14 +0.1%	11.62	£2.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 720 (29.2% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 287 +1.2%	-10.92	£2.41 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 320 (11.5% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 166.10 +0.7%	7.84	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 278 (67.4% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 118.60 -0.3%	23.26	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 508 +0.6%	8.40	£2.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 459.20 +1.5%	10.72	£2.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 542.50 (18.1% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 501 +1.6%	-140.86	£2.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 745.67 (48.8% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 465.73 +0.3%	7.84	£2.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 2,452.21 +0.1%	230.59	£2.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 273.40 +1.1%	49.67	£2.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 359.33 (31.4% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 614.50 +2.2%	3.65	£2.25 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 726.33 (18.2% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,099.85 +0.1%	14.64	£2.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,251 (13.7% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,149.24 +0.6%	3.73	£2.21 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,938 +0.9%	-6.01	£2.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,700 (39.3% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 393 +2.2%	16.27	£2.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 533.75 (35.8% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,283 -0.5%	21.80	£2.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,900 (48.1% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 113.30 -0.1%	48.88	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
VTY Vistry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 633.80 +0.3%	8.42	£2.07 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 613.33 (-3.2% Downside)
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,665 -0.2%	6.94	£2.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,275 (36.6% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 882.50 +0.4%	16.02	£2.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 940 (6.5% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,018 +0.8%	7.47	£2.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,597.50 (78.3% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 3,731.50 -0.9%	9.97	£1.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 80.60 +0.5%	-53.13	£1.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 130 (61.3% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 1,007.47 +1.6%	8.16	£1.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,343 (33.3% Upside)
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group	Communication Services	GBX 339.50 +1.2%	50.89	£1.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 297 (-12.5% Downside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 258 +1.0%	20.03	£1.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 326 (26.4% Upside)
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,852 -0.1%	13.74	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,292.50 (77.8% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 182.90 +0.7%	-13.60	£1.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,435 +1.1%	-42.87	£1.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 395.47 -1.4%	42.71	£1.83 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 136.70 +1.1%	36.76	£1.82 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 135 (-1.2% Downside)
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 4.45 +0.1%	0.00	£1.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 277.80 +0.2%	59.26	£1.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 290 (4.4% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 142.60 +0.3%	14.82	£1.80 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 155 (8.7% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 3,150 +1.9%	9.88	£1.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,150 (31.7% Upside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 902.90 +0.4%	13.85	£1.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,120 (24.0% Upside)
GGP Greatland Gold	Basic Materials	GBX 13.04 +4.3%	-29.86	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 19 (45.7% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 172.40 +1.0%	13.43	£1.75 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 205 (18.9% Upside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 166.80 +1.3%	13.38	£1.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 233.73 +0.3%	4.39	£1.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 420 +0.9%	21.48	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 455 (8.3% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 468.40 -0.1%	4.67	£1.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 590 (26.0% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 198.80 +1.0%	15.23	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (20.7% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 562 +0.7%	10.71	£1.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 788.75 (40.3% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 934.26 +0.6%	4.05	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 838.50 +0.2%	9.05	£1.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 875 (4.4% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 92.85 +0.6%	12.15	£1.68 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 115 (23.9% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 3,495 +0.9%	13.15	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,285 +0.2%	16.98	£1.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,000 (75.1% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,576 +0.6%	25.65	£1.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 510.91 0.0%	13.02	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 391.52 +0.9%	7.76	£1.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 215 +0.7%	-1,433.33	£1.59 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 317.50 (47.7% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 48.60 +0.1%	-46.46	£1.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 51 (4.9% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 265.17 +0.3%	8.82	£1.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 291.91 +0.7%	6.79	£1.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMU BH Macro USD	Financial Services	GBX 4.08 +0.2%	35.05	£1.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEP Telecom Plus	Utilities	GBX 1,896.09 +0.2%	21.35	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JUST Just Group	Financial Services	GBX 142 +0.7%	16.52	£1.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 170 (19.7% Upside)
BREE Breedon Group	Basic Materials	GBX 429.40 +1.1%	15.37	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 578.33 (34.7% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 73.50 -0.4%	24.71	£1.48 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112.50 (53.1% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 248 +0.6%	32.85	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 340 (37.1% Upside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 199.80 +0.7%	18.12	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 1,786 +1.1%	18.77	£1.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,500 (40.0% Upside)
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 107 -0.2%	-11.67	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 220 (105.6% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 830.48 +0.5%	46.58	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,400 (68.6% Upside)
NBS Nationwide Building Society	Financial Services	GBX 130.25 -0.6%	0.92	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 881 +2.6%	-730.48	£1.38 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,650 (87.3% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 630.50 +3.0%	5.20	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 101 +0.5%	-157.66	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 107.50 (6.4% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 355.96 +0.6%	2.69	£1.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FGT Finsbury Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 901.40 +1.3%	14.80	£1.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPT Spirent Communications	Computer and Technology	GBX 183.60 -0.2%	99.25	£1.32 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 236 (28.5% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 148.80 +2.6%	8.57	£1.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 173 (16.3% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 1,972 +24.3%	163.46	£1.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,150 (9.0% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 276	41.33	£1.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 937 +0.5%	28.70	£1.27 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GAMA Gamma Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,322 +3.6%	22.54	£1.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,150 (62.6% Upside)
TRN Trainline	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 290.38 +0.8%	39.80	£1.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 442 (52.2% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 308 -0.3%	3.07	£1.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 374 (21.4% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 251 +0.6%	-45.79	£1.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BYIT Bytes Technology Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 506.50 +0.8%	23.54	£1.23 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (30.3% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 164.40 +1.2%	11.50	£1.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 175 (6.4% Upside)
FOUR 4imprint Group	Communication Services	GBX 3,435.37 +1.8%	10.94	£1.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,365 (114.4% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 109.90 -0.1%	5.57	£1.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEQI Sequoia Economic Infrastructure		GBX 76.47 +0.2%	-7,646.80	£1.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DATA GlobalData	Industrials	GBX 149 +10.4%	35.60	£1.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 300 (101.3% Upside)
VEIL Vietnam Enterprise	Financial Services	GBX 523.50 +0.7%	-353.59	£1.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 110.20 +0.7%	6.05	£1.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 112.33 (1.9% Upside)
TRST Trustpilot Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 226.20 +1.9%	74.98	£1.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 335 (48.1% Upside)

(Last Updated: 4/30/2025)

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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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