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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
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	7,686.07 -0.4%	1.49	GEL339.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£117.22 -0.1%	32.13	£225.53 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 9,660 (-17.6% Downside)
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 946.60 +0.7%	9.10	£211.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 955 (0.9% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 2,639 +0.2%	13.15	£198.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 3,158.33 (19.7% Upside)
BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£186 -0.5%	-3,485.73	£137.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,522 +0.2%	20.45	£133.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,617.50 (2.1% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 713 +1.4%	11.17	£130.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 2,025.19 +2.0%	16.39	£129.27 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 2,126.67 (5.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 53.52 +1.0%	5.37	£117.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 4,505.50 +1.3%	8.53	£94.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 5,325 (18.2% Upside)
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BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,250 -0.2%	-6.86	£93.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,960 (-6.8% Downside)
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,082 +0.7%	39.44	£92.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 976.20 (-9.8% Downside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 419.45 -0.5%	31.33	£81.64 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 460 (9.7% Upside)
CRH CRH	Basic Materials	GBX 8,282 +1.2%	18.91	£70.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,601 (3.9% Upside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 3,529 -0.3%	35.23	£65.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,496 (27.4% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,437 -0.1%	23.21	£58.31 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,612.50 (12.2% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,790.50 +1.7%	30.72	£55.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,964.25 (9.7% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 373.70 +0.7%	10.98	£53.66 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 400.20 (7.1% Upside)
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 53.21 +0.4%	20.06	£52.43 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,044 -0.7%	17.15	£51.26 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,135 (8.7% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 83.26 +0.3%	10.53	£50.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 77.20 (-7.3% Downside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	£216.90 -0.6%	-77.31	£49.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	£264.33 (21.9% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 9,244 +0.1%	72.50	£48.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£130 (40.6% Upside)
COD Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Industrials	GBX 98.78 +1.3%	17.15	£48.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,078 +2.1%	11.64	£46.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,393.14 (15.2% Upside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 294 +2.0%	-82.34	£44.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 386 (31.3% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 550.60 +0.7%	9.89	£44.07 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 560.83 (1.9% Upside)
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 3,828 +0.3%	37.42	£43.94 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,325.50 (13.0% Upside)
CPG Compass Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,581 +0.2%	32.46	£43.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,770 (7.3% Upside)
FERG Ferguson	Industrials	£171.10 +1.0%	25.43	£42.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 7,280 +6.0%	67.07	£40.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,800 (7.1% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 1,345.30 +0.4%	12.11	£40.62 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,233 (-8.3% Downside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 4,008 0.0%	10.11	£38.69 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,850 (21.0% Upside)
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,466 +0.3%	25.01	£37.29 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,618.33 (2.8% Upside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,051 +0.5%	18.59	£37.06 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 6,670 -0.3%	22.95	£36.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,130 (21.9% Upside)
GGP Greatland Gold	Basic Materials	GBX 260.75 +0.3%	-597.17	£35.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 436 (67.2% Upside)
BXP Beximco Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 49.98 +2.0%	5.36	£34.07 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 167 +0.3%	-2.34	£33.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 2,173 +2.0%	-20.01	£33.05 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,156 (-0.8% Downside)
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PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 986.40 +0.6%	49.27	£32.45 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,165 (18.1% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 359.10 -0.4%	30.20	£32.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 435 (21.1% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,340 +0.6%	19.00	£29.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 6,120.83 (14.6% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 417.10 +0.4%	21.83	£27.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 430 (3.1% Upside)
NIOX NIOX Group	Medical	GBX 66.94 -0.7%	2,762.33	£27.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 90 (34.5% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 87.46 +0.5%	39.67	£26.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 73 (-16.5% Downside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 2,127 +1.2%	34.29	£26.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,137.50 (0.5% Upside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,071 -0.1%	13.01	£25.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 388.40 -0.4%	8.20	£22.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 403.33 (3.8% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 212.50 -0.7%	2,361.11	£20.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 1,778 +0.4%	11.36	£19.48 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 638	8.72	£17.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IHG InterContinental Hotels Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 8,890 +0.5%	29.18	£17.82 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 6,098.75 (-31.4% Downside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 659.60 -1.6%	13.59	£17.72 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 636 (-3.6% Downside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 3,888 -0.1%	26.87	£16.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,104.50 (5.6% Upside)
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,304 +1.3%	11.74	£16.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,245 (-2.6% Downside)
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 1,669 -1.6%	62.20	£15.42 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,576 (-5.6% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 258.20 -0.2%	47.67	£15.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 246.67 (-4.5% Downside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,348 +0.2%	48.53	£14.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,379.33 (2.3% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£119.45 +1.4%	17.97	£14.06 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
KYGA Kerry Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 80.20 +0.3%	21.21	£13.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,086.19 +0.3%	11.14	£13.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BIRG Bank of Ireland Group	Financial Services	GBX 13.08 -0.8%	8.87	£13.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
IDHC Integrated Diagnostics	Medical	GBX 0.42 +1.2%	15.61	£12.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ACG ACG Acquisition	Financial Services	GBX 650 -0.8%	-588.60	£12.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 795 (22.3% Upside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,250 +0.4%	45.47	£12.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 3,013.33 (-7.3% Downside)
JAR Jardine Matheson	Industrials	GBX 62.50	142.83	£11.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 881.80 +0.5%	37.97	£11.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 975 (10.6% Upside)
TGA Thungela Resources	Energy	GBX 368	3.55	£11.60 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,568 -0.2%	27.23	£10.92 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 2,436.67 (-31.7% Downside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,070 +0.1%	32.36	£10.91 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,325 (23.8% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,096.50 +0.0%	42.62	£10.85 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 3,500 (219.2% Upside)
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,105	-91.62	£10.24 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,293.33 (17.0% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 216 -0.5%	-127.06	£9.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 141.50 (-34.5% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 4,284 +1.2%	4.49	£9.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AXON Axon Enterprise	Industrials	$791.67 +503.5%	0.00	$9.45 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAVE Savannah Energy	Energy	GBX 7.20	-4.67	£9.45 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
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 360.10 -0.3%	23.10	£9.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 435 (20.8% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 633.80 +0.7%	-822.13	£8.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 930 (46.7% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 163.70 +0.5%	7.80	£8.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 178.50 (9.0% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 141.60 +2.3%	99.49	£7.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206.67 (46.0% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,324 +0.3%	32.29	£7.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,850 (-20.4% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,132 -0.4%	61.10	£7.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 2,586 -0.3%	43.16	£7.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,600 (0.5% Upside)
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 587.80 -0.7%	-198.80	£7.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 612 (4.1% Upside)
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 2,494 +0.3%	-22.12	£7.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,150 (26.3% Upside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,306 +1.6%	15.94	£7.54 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 3,125 (35.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 4,672 +0.4%	24.35	£7.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,200 (11.3% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,078 +0.7%	20.89	£7.28 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,295 (20.1% Upside)
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EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$42,776.00 +0.1%	0.00	$7.23 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 814.60 +0.3%	28.87	£7.19 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.50)	GBX 840.33 (3.2% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 5,390 +0.8%	61.96	£7.19 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 5,097.50 (-5.4% Downside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 355.85 +2.7%	14.15	£7.14 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 400 (12.4% Upside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,302	-1,091.26	£7.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,485 (14.1% Upside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 301.20 +0.5%	50.80	£6.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 305 (1.3% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 680.50 -0.5%	-13.04	£6.80 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 635 (-6.7% Downside)
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,436 +0.8%	28.62	£6.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,772 (13.8% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 262.80 +0.1%	37.47	£6.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 255 (-3.0% Downside)
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 397.80 +0.7%	17.37	£6.17 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 387 (-2.7% Downside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 2,186 +0.4%	13.65	£6.16 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,500 (14.4% Upside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 788.50 -0.1%	4.94	£6.06 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,075 (36.3% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 768.40 +0.2%	30.82	£5.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 787.40 (2.5% Upside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 231.40 +0.3%	38.97	£5.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 303 (30.9% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 2,280 +1.3%	23.36	£5.78 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,516.67 (10.4% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,320 +0.2%	8.10	£5.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,480 (12.1% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 877.80 -0.5%	-11.97	£5.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,150 (31.0% Upside)
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,164.02 +0.1%	6.03	£5.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 1,067.50 +1.4%	14.52	£5.61 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,395 (30.7% Upside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,109 +0.7%	24.04	£5.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,280 (-26.7% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,165 +0.7%	27.48	£5.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 7,983.33 (11.4% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£156.80 -0.6%	34.33	£5.19 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£165 (5.2% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,792 -0.6%	17.58	£4.97 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,627.50 (46.6% Upside)
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 986.50 -5.8%	29.85	£4.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,027.50 (4.2% Upside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 274.10 +1.4%	14.61	£4.84 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.80)	GBX 297.75 (8.6% Upside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 404.31 +0.3%	3.97	£4.77 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 868.50 +0.9%	18.62	£4.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 962.25 (10.8% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 4,788 +1.9%	22.22	£4.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,906.67 (23.4% Upside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 87.80 +0.3%	878.00	£4.55 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 165.67 (88.7% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 531 +0.3%	8.15	£4.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,247 +0.3%	0.00	£4.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 567 -0.2%	-13.15	£4.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 671 (18.3% Upside)
WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 386.10 +2.0%	20.40	£4.16 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 480 (24.3% Upside)
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,150.69 +3.3%	15.24	£4.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,266.67 (10.1% Upside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,142 -0.3%	7.62	£4.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,504.80 (31.8% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 225.20 +0.4%	70.81	£4.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 252.50 (12.1% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,032	14.93	£4.02 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,975 (-26.2% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 240 (-21.3% Downside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 515.76 +0.8%	10.41	£3.90 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 700 (35.7% Upside)
CPI Capita	Industrials	GBX 230.18 +0.1%	-95.33	£3.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 405 (75.9% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 188.60 +0.3%	19.42	£3.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 230 (22.0% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,746 +0.9%	9.96	£3.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,855 (29.6% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 177.78 +0.6%	20.30	£3.71 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GLB Glanbia	Consumer Defensive	GBX 14.18 +0.2%	28.13	£3.61 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,121.50 +2.3%	14.04	£3.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,431.25 (27.6% Upside)
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 99.02 -0.9%	14.45	£3.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 143.17 (44.6% Upside)
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 732.50 +0.7%	11.80	£3.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,128.50 (54.1% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,510 +0.7%	21.57	£3.51 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,133.33 (24.8% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,643.21 +0.4%	8.79	£3.51 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,240 (36.3% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 195.35 +0.5%	11.11	£3.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 195.60 (0.1% Upside)
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IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 137.50 +0.4%	17.98	£3.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 185.50 (34.9% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 341.60 +0.6%	3.71	£3.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 480 (40.5% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 351.19 +0.5%	924.17	£3.24 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 238 +1.3%	9.66	£3.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 296.67 (24.6% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 81.70 +0.5%	7.46	£3.15 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 112 (37.1% Upside)
DFIB DFI Retail Group	Business Services	GBX 9.17	26.20	£3.14 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,859 +1.0%	31.59	£3.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,875 (0.9% Upside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,557	26.07	£3.10 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,777.25 (14.1% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 582	4.80	£3.00 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 353 -0.1%	-13.44	£2.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 437 (23.8% Upside)
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 151.40	73.65	£2.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 200 (32.1% Upside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 344.60 +0.9%	24.81	£2.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 396.25 (15.0% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 569.50 -0.1%	13.30	£2.91 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 580 (1.8% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 694.50 +2.1%	7.93	£2.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,100 (58.4% Upside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,448 +0.8%	22.24	£2.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,016.67 (23.2% Upside)
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 1,993.45 +0.3%	17.23	£2.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 3,114 +0.5%	11.52	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,178.50 (2.1% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,266.70 +1.1%	25.06	£2.84 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 5,370 (2.0% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 341.40 -1.0%	62.02	£2.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 388 (13.6% Upside)
BUR Burford Capital	Financial Services	GBX 1,003 -0.3%	17.94	£2.76 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,600 (59.5% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 573.90 +1.4%	14.83	£2.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 810 (41.1% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 249 +6.0%	-63.55	£2.70 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 489.40 +1.6%	20.27	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 558.33 (14.1% Upside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,392 +0.1%	4.52	£2.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROO Deliveroo	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 177.94 0.0%	361.84	£2.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 670.50 +1.2%	10.71	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 1,007 (50.2% Upside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 698.50 +0.8%	4.14	£2.56 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 844.50 (20.9% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,505 +0.1%	2.05	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 113.60 -0.4%	32.95	£2.56 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 2,759.23 0.0%	259.46	£2.55 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,370 +0.6%	15.86	£2.52 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,824 (19.2% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 500.35 +0.3%	8.42	£2.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,205 +0.6%	16.04	£2.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,326 (10.0% Upside)
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 121.38 +0.5%	23.81	£2.42 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 506.29 +0.1%	8.37	£2.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 232.62 +4.1%	5.56	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 406.60 (74.8% Upside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 231.20 +0.8%	18.01	£2.34 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 252.67 (9.3% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 533 +0.8%	11.12	£2.32 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 676.67 (27.0% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 160.72 +1.6%	7.58	£2.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 218.80 (36.1% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 121.76 +0.3%	52.53	£2.28 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 168.30 +0.7%	45.25	£2.24 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 178.20 (5.9% Upside)
JUST Just Group	Financial Services	GBX 211.22 +0.1%	24.58	£2.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 199.80 (-5.4% Downside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 473.60 0.0%	-133.16	£2.20 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 497 (4.9% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 2,980	22.14	£2.15 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,000 (34.2% Upside)
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 926.50 +0.2%	16.82	£2.14 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 940 (1.5% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 282.81 +1.5%	21.96	£2.13 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 374 (32.2% Upside)
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 511.50 -0.3%	26.16	£2.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.20)	GBX 495 (-3.2% Downside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,450	16.75	£2.10 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,933.33 (10.9% Upside)
VTY Vistry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 640.54 +1.4%	8.51	£2.09 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 631 (-1.5% Downside)
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TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 199.80	16.02	£2.09 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 5.13 -0.3%	0.00	£2.08 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 554 +0.1%	5.52	£2.05 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ONT Oxford Nanopore Technologies	Medical	GBX 208.40 -0.7%	-11.22	£1.98 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 232.50 (11.6% Upside)
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,893.13 +0.5%	30.81	£1.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,095.67 (10.7% Upside)
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group	Communication Services	GBX 338.50 +0.6%	50.74	£1.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 350 (3.4% Upside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,066.50 +0.0%	4.62	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	-1,026.48	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,650 (33.3% Upside)
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 1,720 -0.5%	-5.34	£1.93 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,700 (57.0% Upside)
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 78.44 +0.6%	-51.71	£1.92 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 100 (27.5% Upside)
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,484 +0.5%	-44.33	£1.90 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 291.83 -2.1%	62.25	£1.89 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 322.50 (10.5% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 188 -18.0%	-13.98	£1.89 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 270 (43.6% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 620 +1.5%	11.81	£1.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 705.33 (13.8% Upside)
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 251.75 +0.5%	4.73	£1.87 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 251.50 -1.0%	22.81	£1.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390.50 (55.3% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 101.40 +0.6%	13.27	£1.83 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 117.50 (15.9% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 144.40 -0.7%	15.01	£1.82 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 172.50 (19.5% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 394.23 +0.1%	42.57	£1.82 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 909 +0.3%	9.81	£1.82 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 983.67 (8.2% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 915 +0.8%	7.41	£1.79 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,200 (31.1% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 462.28 +0.5%	3.49	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 295	9.81	£1.76 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 892.25 +0.8%	13.68	£1.75 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,100 (23.3% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,175	18.61	£1.75 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WIZZ Wizz Air	Industrials	GBX 1,405 +1.4%	5.86	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 1,175 (-16.4% Downside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 324.09 -0.9%	7.54	£1.72 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 2,125 +0.7%	22.34	£1.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,562.50 (20.6% Upside)
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,610	216.35	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,650 (1.5% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 190.65 -1.1%	10.98	£1.69 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 190 (-0.3% Downside)
VEIL Vietnam Enterprise	Financial Services	GBX 735 +0.7%	-496.44	£1.68 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 404.50 +0.4%	8.02	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 125 +0.5%	-13.63	£1.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 215 (72.0% Upside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 176.90 -0.2%	-20.57	£1.65 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 510.42 +0.3%	13.01	£1.63 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,597 +1.5%	11.85	£1.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,016.67 (26.3% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 185.67 +0.7%	14.22	£1.60 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 270 (45.4% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 268 -0.4%	35.50	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 337.50 (25.9% Upside)
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 48.36 +1.4%	-46.23	£1.58 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 51 (5.5% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 920 +0.3%	51.60	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,275 (38.6% Upside)
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 75.43 +1.4%	25.36	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 120 (59.1% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 325.72 +0.7%	48.78	£1.51 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BHMU BH Macro USD	Financial Services	GBX 4 +1.9%	34.36	£1.49 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TEP Telecom Plus	Utilities	GBX 1,872 +0.8%	21.08	£1.49 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,600 (38.9% Upside)
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 199.40 -0.1%	-1,329.33	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 317.50 (59.2% Upside)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	Financial Services	GBX 295.31 +0.4%	1.46	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DAL Dalata Hotel Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 575	18.47	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 480 (-16.5% Downside)
TFG Tetragon Financial	Financial Services	GBX 17.70 -0.5%	11.36	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 291.40	-53.16	£1.42 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 385 (32.1% Upside)
SPT Spirent Communications	Computer and Technology	GBX 196.20 -0.1%	106.06	£1.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 236 (20.3% Upside)
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 524 -3.5%	641.57	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 570 (8.8% Upside)
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 645 +0.9%	5.32	£1.41 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 820 (27.1% Upside)
SMWH WH Smith	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,089 +1.4%	22.47	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 1,430 (31.3% Upside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 187.80 +3.1%	13.14	£1.40 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 175 (-6.8% Downside)
NBS Nationwide Building Society	Financial Services	GBX 130.50	0.92	£1.39 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 122 -0.2%	-6.15	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 140 (14.8% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 124.13 +0.1%	6.29	£1.37 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 233 -0.2%	21.22	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 170 (-27.0% Downside)
PTSB Permanent TSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 2.32 +3.1%	12.85	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 61.30 +0.3%	28.95	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 53 (-13.5% Downside)

(Last Updated: 8/19/2025)

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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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