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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	£102.22 -0.2%	3,245.08	£158.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	£104.12 (1.9% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,394.50 -0.5%	1,113.72	£147.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,366.67 (40.6% Upside)
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 764.40 -0.1%	858.88	£139.04 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 795 (4.0% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,559 -0.5%	2,072.27	£113.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,665 (2.3% Upside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 1,960.50 -0.1%	1,647.48	£99.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 2,700 (37.7% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 3,629 -0.7%	3,629.00	£67.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 4,025 (10.9% Upside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,879 -0.5%	-462.86	£63.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,183.33 (10.6% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 379.05	1,148.64	£60.08 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 605 (59.6% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	£113.20 -1.1%	8,202.90	£60.01 billion	Buy (Score: 3.33)	GBX 5,557.50 (-50.9% Downside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 4,686 -0.1%	929.76	£58.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 6,203.75 (32.4% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 364.50 +0.7%	617.80	£55.99 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,504.50 -0.8%	1,897.35	£55.60 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 2,993.33 (19.5% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,308.50 -1.0%	1,157.96	£53.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,805.83 (38.0% Upside)
CRH CRH	Basic Materials	GBX 7,470.16 +0.0%	2,018.96	£50.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 575.40 -0.7%	2,055.00	£48.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 553 (-3.9% Downside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 928.60 +0.8%	1,688.36	£45.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,181.25 (27.2% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,648 +0.1%	3,484.21	£45.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 2,675 (1.0% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 353.50 -0.2%	-11,783.33	£42.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 516.25 (46.0% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	£211.20 +1.2%	-3,724.87	£37.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	£201.47 (-4.6% Downside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 256.80 -1.3%	987.69	£37.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 292 (13.7% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,156 -0.9%	1,926.67	£34.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,454 (25.8% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 381.10 +0.1%	3,175.83	£34.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 415 (8.9% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 3,503 -1.5%	882.37	£33.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,347.33 (-4.4% Downside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,818 0.0%	2,220.28	£33.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,788.50 (-0.6% Downside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 53.86 -0.8%	769.43	£33.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 55.50 (3.0% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 395.50 -1.1%	841.49	£32.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 351 (-11.3% Downside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,508 -0.1%	3,508.00	£32.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,200 (19.7% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Oils/Energy	GBX 156.50 +1.3%	-2.19	£31.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LSE London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE.L)	Finance	GBX 8,620 -0.6%	76.69	£30.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 2,327.50 -0.4%	-2,237.98	£28.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,715 (16.6% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£139.70	2,126.33	£28.04 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,040 +0.3%	1,725.71	£27.84 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 366.40 -0.6%	1,357.04	£24.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 313.33 (-14.5% Downside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 972 -1.2%	1,117.24	£23.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 1,002 (3.1% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,030 +0.8%	1,898.11	£21.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 6,550 (30.2% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,566 -0.2%	1,115.65	£21.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,205 (-14.1% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 4,572.62 -0.3%	4,763.15	£20.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (13.7% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 1,605.50 +0.5%	1,029.17	£17.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,041.67 (27.2% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 66.50 -0.8%	1,662.50	£17.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 77.50 (16.5% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 628.40 -0.2%	2,618.33	£16.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,285 (104.5% Upside)
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ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 1,613.50 +1.7%	2,734.75	£15.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,005.71 (24.3% Upside)
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 9,908 +0.4%	3,358.64	£15.70 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 5,471 (-44.8% Downside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,054 0.0%	1,325.16	£15.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,220 (8.1% Upside)
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 305.80 +1.3%	728.10	£14.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 286.67 (-6.3% Downside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 145 -1.0%	1,611.11	£14.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 223.45 -0.1%	4,468.90	£13.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 276.67 (23.8% Upside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 940.20 +0.0%	-1,808.08	£12.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,290 -1.2%	4,961.54	£12.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 3,918 (203.7% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 457.20 -0.3%	993.91	£12.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 555.67 (21.5% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 9,776 -0.1%	1,487.98	£11.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,268 +0.4%	2,253.79	£10.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 3,375 (3.3% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 801.60 -0.4%	3,485.22	£10.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 966 (20.5% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,036.43 +0.5%	3,048.32	£10.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 942.67 (-9.0% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 2,710 -0.8%	3,816.90	£10.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 2,587.50 (-4.5% Downside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 436.50 -0.1%	597.95	£10.17 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 399.60 +2.0%	2,497.50	£10.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 533.75 (33.6% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,694 +0.1%	1,883.92	£9.75 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,825 (4.9% Upside)
SKG Smurfit Kappa Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,656 +3.5%	1,474.19	£9.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,200 (14.9% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 687.99 +0.9%	-3,276.14	£9.29 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 986.50 (43.4% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 833.20 -1.0%	4,385.26	£9.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 996.67 (19.6% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 972.80 -0.5%	3,602.96	£8.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,956.20 (306.7% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,269 +0.3%	2,538.00	£8.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,146.75 (-9.6% Downside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 2,597 -0.7%	1,982.44	£7.70 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,961 (14.0% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 377.10 -0.3%	1,795.71	£7.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 327 (-13.3% Downside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,516 -2.3%	4,933.33	£7.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,880 (14.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 4,660 -0.5%	2,452.63	£7.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 5,550 (19.1% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 166.40 +1.0%	-1,512.73	£7.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 200.75 (20.6% Upside)
SMDS DS Smith	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 538 +0.2%	1,921.43	£7.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 481.67 (-10.5% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,045.50 -1.7%	5,502.63	£7.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,230 (17.6% Upside)
RSA RSA Insurance Group	Finance	GBX 684.20	22.21	£7.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 786.80 -0.7%	2,810.00	£7.04 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 837 (6.4% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 545.60 -0.5%	-18,186.67	£7.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 640 (17.3% Upside)
BDEV Barratt Developments	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 482.10 +0.2%	4,017.50	£6.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 572.50 (18.8% Upside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,706 -0.7%	351.61	£6.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 124.95 -0.8%	567.95	£6.48 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 167 (33.7% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 270.20 -0.4%	4,503.33	£6.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 281 (4.0% Upside)
ICP Intermediate Capital Group	Financial Services	GBX 2,146.57 +1.6%	2,787.76	£6.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GVC Entain PLC (GVC.L)	Business Services	GBX 1,039.50 +0.6%	-38.79	£6.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SLA Standard Life Aberdeen	Finance	GBX 274.10 -0.2%	7.37	£5.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 1,730 -0.1%	2,402.78	£5.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,015 (16.5% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 4,304 +0.4%	5,004.65	£5.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 4,555 (5.8% Upside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,204	2,592.94	£5.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,416.67 (9.6% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,112 +0.7%	579.17	£5.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,914 +0.6%	1,821.25	£5.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,713.33 (-6.9% Downside)
HL Hargreaves Lansdown	Financial Services	GBX 1,095.50 +0.1%	1,766.94	£5.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,048.20 (-4.3% Downside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 656 +0.3%	2,624.00	£5.16 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 629 (-4.1% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 6,950 -0.1%	2,673.08	£5.12 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.71)	GBX 8,672.50 (24.8% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 5,160 -0.6%	1,563.64	£5.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 6,630 (28.5% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 808 -0.5%	545.95	£5.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 943 (16.7% Upside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 1,146 +0.0%	1,548.65	£5.05 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,700 (48.3% Upside)
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SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 312.20 +0.2%	1,300.83	£5.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 368.50 (18.0% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 500.50 -0.1%	-944.34	£5.01 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 580 (15.9% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 95 -2.2%	950.00	£4.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 446 (369.5% Upside)
PPB Paddy Power Betfair	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 5,676 -1.8%	23.61	£4.74 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FBT First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,601.90 -3.2%	-1,456.27	£4.73 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 638.50 +1.1%	2,660.42	£4.71 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 711.67 (11.5% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 1,829 +0.5%	1,885.57	£4.70 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,050 (12.1% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 3,344 +0.4%	2,858.12	£4.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,900 (46.5% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 864.81 -1.7%	-86,481.40	£4.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 784.25 (-9.3% Downside)
HEMO Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 343.40 +6.5%	-34,340.00	£4.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 192.80 -0.5%	2,754.29	£4.59 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 223.33 (15.8% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 250.70 +0.5%	1,392.78	£4.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 301.67 (20.3% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 221 -0.5%	3,683.33	£4.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 301.67 (36.5% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 707.60 -0.8%	-1,105.63	£4.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,077.25 (52.2% Upside)
DPH Dechra Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 3,866	-15,464.00	£4.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 790.50 +0.4%	1,718.48	£4.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 951.50 (20.4% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,953 +0.9%	3,004.62	£4.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,383.33 (22.0% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 122.15 +0.4%	1,745.00	£4.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 166.67 (36.4% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 572.67 -0.1%	1,168.71	£4.31 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 670 (17.0% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£130 -3.0%	2,832.24	£4.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 566 +1.2%	-1,316.28	£4.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 675.33 (19.3% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 347 +1.2%	381.32	£4.13 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,904 -0.4%	1,014.03	£3.99 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 4,825 (23.6% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 802.50 +1.2%	1,315.57	£3.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,102.33 (37.4% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 105.30 +1.0%	-3,510.00	£3.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 144.33 (37.1% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,211.50 +0.4%	1,514.38	£3.87 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,520 (25.5% Upside)
MDC Mediclinic International	Medical	GBX 501 +0.1%	2,178.26	£3.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DARK Darktrace	Computer and Technology	GBX 576.80	4,436.92	£3.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 680 (17.9% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,084 -2.0%	690.45	£3.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,248.33 (15.2% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 178.40 +1.6%	1,621.82	£3.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (34.5% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 362.70 +2.2%	1,007.50	£3.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.61)	GBX 546.20 (50.6% Upside)
ATST Alliance Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,272	600.00	£3.58 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 355 +1.0%	-335.97	£3.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 448.33 (26.3% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 547.50 -0.3%	805.15	£3.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (20.5% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 1,446 +1.8%	-2,582.14	£3.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,200 (52.1% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 971 +0.4%	1,244.87	£3.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 982.33 (1.2% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 242.90 +0.3%	2,698.89	£3.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 338.33 (39.3% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 362.54 +0.3%	6,042.38	£3.47 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 268 (-26.1% Downside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 957.40 +0.7%	1,293.78	£3.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 916.67 (-4.3% Downside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,584 +0.6%	931.76	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,058.75 (30.0% Upside)
SIG Signature Aviation	Industrials	GBX 396	-495.00	£3.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BTG BTG	Medical	GBX 840 +0.1%	29.47	£3.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BVIC Britvic	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,305 -0.1%	2,558.82	£3.22 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,107.50 (-15.1% Downside)
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 129.70 +1.2%	1,852.86	£3.22 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 191.75 (47.8% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 679 +0.2%	1,741.03	£3.22 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 840 (23.7% Upside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 240.75 -0.7%	1,046.73	£3.13 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 217.25 (-9.8% Downside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 773.50 -0.5%	1,154.48	£3.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,090 (40.9% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,524 +1.1%	2,721.43	£3.04 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,457.50 (-4.4% Downside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 361 -0.3%	4,512.50	£2.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 334 (-7.5% Downside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 321.50 +0.5%	846.05	£2.97 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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TUI TUI	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 563.50 -3.5%	318.36	£2.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 579.95 +0.5%	666.61	£2.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 125.90 +1.5%	4,196.67	£2.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,408 +0.8%	1,337.78	£2.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 3,204.20 (33.1% Upside)
WMH William Hill	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 271.80	44.56	£2.86 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 626.55 +2.8%	696.17	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,150 (83.5% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 72.70 +1.3%	660.91	£2.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112.50 (54.7% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 1,954 +0.5%	1,206.17	£2.81 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,766 +0.1%	2,064.18	£2.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,461.67 (25.2% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,887 +3.6%	2,120.22	£2.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 249 -1.0%	1,082.61	£2.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245.33 (-1.5% Downside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 316.40 +0.1%	2,260.00	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 375 (18.5% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,940 -0.2%	2,363.64	£2.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,423 (-30.7% Downside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 673 -1.5%	1,529.55	£2.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 866.67 (28.8% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,252 -0.3%	703.37	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 495.56 -0.8%	1,548.63	£2.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 616.67 (24.4% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 305 +3.0%	-1,173.08	£2.50 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 320 (4.9% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 139.20 +0.4%	818.82	£2.48 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 155 (11.4% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,345 +0.3%	2,515.04	£2.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,000 (19.6% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 124.50 -0.1%	-3,112.50	£2.43 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 165.67 (33.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,450 +0.1%	914.18	£2.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 4,707.50 (92.1% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 209.40 +0.2%	1,047.00	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 291.17 (39.0% Upside)
JET Just Eat Takeaway.com	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,168 +0.9%	-160.44	£2.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,558 (33.4% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 630 -0.5%	379.52	£2.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 761.33 (20.8% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 523.14 +0.2%	1,046.28	£2.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,470 +1.2%	647.58	£2.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 53.70 -1.8%	671.25	£2.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,336 +0.1%	2,303.45	£2.33 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,975 (47.8% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 114.40 +0.4%	5,720.00	£2.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 405 -1.7%	1,687.50	£2.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 503.33 (24.3% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 445.96 -0.5%	1,061.82	£2.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 525 (17.7% Upside)
BUR Burford Capital	Financial Services	GBX 1,033 -0.9%	765.19	£2.27 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,600 (54.9% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 119.20 +0.2%	11,920.00	£2.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 320 +1.9%	3,555.56	£2.25 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (40.6% Upside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,086.42 -1.3%	1,390.94	£2.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,266.67 (56.6% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,971.84 +1.4%	-614.28	£2.21 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,700 (36.9% Upside)
ROO Deliveroo	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 142.10 +1.6%	4,736.67	£2.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 202 (42.2% Upside)
VTY Vistry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 659.05 +2.0%	902.81	£2.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 860 (30.5% Upside)
PTEC Playtech	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 711 -1.0%	2,370.00	£2.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 729 (2.5% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,062 -0.4%	1,435.14	£2.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,237 (16.5% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 152 +1.0%	3,800.00	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 135 (-11.2% Downside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 425 +0.2%	1,700.00	£2.10 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BGEO Bank of Georgia Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,680 -0.3%	360.28	£2.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,900 (26.1% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 83.50 +1.1%	-8,350.00	£2.07 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 130 (55.7% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 237 -0.4%	-5,925.00	£2.03 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,122	483.62	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 258.50 -1.5%	1,988.46	£1.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 326 (26.1% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 2,585 +3.6%	2,228.45	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 2,592 -0.7%	1,000.77	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,341.50 (-9.7% Downside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 961.02 +0.7%	1,157.86	£1.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,180 (22.8% Upside)
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TRN Trainline	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 429.20 +0.7%	6,131.43	£1.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 456.25 (6.3% Upside)
VVO Vivo Energy	Oils/Energy	GBX 149.40 -0.8%	1,660.00	£1.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 3,510 +0.1%	951.22	£1.89 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 454	2,270.00	£1.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 487.50 (7.4% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 956 +1.4%	758.73	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,343 (40.5% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 3,875 +0.8%	1,479.01	£1.81 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,000 (-22.6% Downside)
MCRO Micro Focus International	Computer and Technology	GBX 532	-5.17	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 979 -0.7%	851.30	£1.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,045 (6.7% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 230 +0.4%	2,300.00	£1.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 164.53 +0.1%	1,371.04	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 104	866.67	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,095 +0.7%	509.05	£1.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CEY Centamin	Basic Materials	GBX 146	2,920.00	£1.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 155 (6.2% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 314.50 -0.6%	-2,096.67	£1.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JUST Just Group	Financial Services	GBX 161.60 -1.7%	1,795.56	£1.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 135 (-16.5% Downside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 581 -1.1%	-14,525.00	£1.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 856.67 (47.4% Upside)
HSTG Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)	Finance	GBX 249.60	19.05	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 223.50 +0.9%	8,183.33	£1.65 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 317.50 (42.1% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 190.40 -0.1%	1,464.62	£1.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 210 (10.3% Upside)
FGT Finsbury Growth & Income	Finance	GBX 890 +0.2%	1,459.02	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 497.50 +0.6%	4,145.83	£1.62 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 414.50 +0.2%	314.02	£1.59 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 153 +1.7%	1,176.92	£1.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 205 (34.0% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 655.95 -0.8%	580.48	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 781 (19.1% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 969 -0.9%	5,383.33	£1.57 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,250 (29.0% Upside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 254 +0.8%	846.67	£1.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 153.10 +1.0%	-1,093.57	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 215 (40.4% Upside)
SMWH WH Smith	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,178 +0.7%	2,404.08	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,456.67 (23.7% Upside)
BREE Breedon Group	Basic Materials	GBX 444.50 -0.2%	1,587.50	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 518.33 (16.6% Upside)
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group	Communication Services	GBX 317.48 0.0%	6,349.50	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 297 (-6.4% Downside)
TPK Travis Perkins	Industrials	GBX 716.94 +0.5%	-8,961.79	£1.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 912.50 (27.3% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 1,880 -0.1%	2,000.00	£1.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,350 (25.0% Upside)
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 3,200 +2.2%	996.88	£1.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,983.33 (24.5% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 735.50 -0.2%	1,114.39	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 875 (19.0% Upside)
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,443 +2.6%	579.52	£1.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,725 (88.8% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 93.60 +0.6%	1,872.00	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112.50 (20.2% Upside)
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 392.37 -0.2%	408.72	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 590 (50.4% Upside)
GAMA Gamma Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,536 -0.9%	2,648.28	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,100 (36.7% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 246.50 +0.4%	3,521.43	£1.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 332.50 (34.9% Upside)
DATA GlobalData	Industrials	GBX 185 -1.3%	4,625.00	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 295 (59.5% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 310.50 -0.8%	5,175.00	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 408 +0.6%	4,080.00	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CLSN Calisen	Industrials	GBX 260.80	-47.42	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 652.50 +1.0%	539.26	£1.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 348 -0.6%	600.00	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 1,048 -0.9%	3,380.65	£1.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,644 +0.9%	2,695.08	£1.42 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,520 (-7.5% Downside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 176.70 -0.5%	17,670.00	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 246.25 (39.4% Upside)
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 279.97 +0.6%	-3,499.59	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 110.19 +0.9%	1,224.34	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 145 (31.6% Upside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 568 -0.4%	2,272.00	£1.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 496.67 (-12.6% Downside)
TEP Telecom Plus	Utilities	GBX 1,714	1,925.84	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 143.10 +3.7%	-715.50	£1.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 235.50 (64.6% Upside)
FOUR 4imprint Group	Communication Services	GBX 4,750.40 -0.4%	2,047.59	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,365 (55.0% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 114 +0.2%	2,280.00	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEQI Sequoia Economic Infrastructure		GBX 78 +1.6%	-7,800.00	£1.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 2,429.81 +2.1%	716.76	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRST Trustpilot Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 308 +0.3%	10,266.67	£1.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 260 (-15.6% Downside)
BIFF Biffa	Industrials	GBX 410 +0.1%	-51.25	£1.26 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HAS Hays	Industrials	GBX 78.19 +2.7%	1,905.00	£1.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 120 (53.5% Upside)

(Last Updated: 12/21/2024)

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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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