FTSE 100 Index


The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the "Footsie", is a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalisation. It is seen as a gauge of prosperity for businesses regulated by UK company law. The index is maintained by the FTSE Group, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.

Overview

The index is maintained by the FTSE Group, a now wholly owned subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange which originated as a joint venture between the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. It is calculated in real time and published every second when the market is open.
The FTSE 100 broadly consists of the largest 100 qualifying UK companies by full market value. The total market value of a company is calculated by multiplying the share price of the company by the total number of shares they have issued. Many of these are internationally focused companies, however, so the index's movements are a fairly weak indicator of how the UK economy is faring and are significantly affected by the exchange rates of the Pound. A better indication of the UK economy is the FTSE 250 Index, as it contains a smaller proportion of international companies.
FTSE 100 companies represent about 81% of the entire market capitalisation of the London Stock Exchange. Even though the FTSE All-Share Index is more comprehensive, the FTSE 100 is by far the most widely used UK stock market indicator. Other related indices are the FTSE 250 Index, the FTSE 350 Index, FTSE SmallCap Index and the FTSE Fledgling Index. The FTSE All-Share aggregates the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE SmallCap.
Component companies must meet a number of requirements set out by the FTSE Group, including having a full listing on the London Stock Exchange with a Sterling or Euro denominated price on the Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service, and meeting certain tests on nationality, free float, and liquidity.
Continuous trading on the London Stock Exchange starts at 08:00 and ends at 16:30, and closing values are taken at 16:35.

Weighting

In the FTSE indices, share prices are weighted by free-float capitalisation, so that the larger companies, with more of their stock "floating", make more of a difference to the index than smaller companies. The basic formula for these indices is:
The free float adjustment factor represents the percentage of all issued shares that are readily available for trading, rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5%. The free-float capitalisation of a company is its market capitalisation multiplied by its free float adjustment factor. It therefore does not include restricted stocks, such as those held by company insiders.

Record values

The index reached the following record values:
The index began on 3 January 1984 at the base level of 1000. The highest closing value of 7,877.45 was reached on 22 May 2018. The highest intra-day value of 7,903.50 was reached on 22 May 2018.

Annual returns

The following table shows the annual development of the FTSE 100 Index, which was calculated back to 1969.
YearClosing levelChange in Index
in Points		Change in Index
in %
1969313.16
1970289.61−23.55−7.52
1971411.03121.4241.93
1972463.7252.6912.82
1973318.30−145.42−31.36
1974142.17−176.13−55.33
1975335.98193.81136.32
1976322.98−13.00−3.87
1977455.96132.9841.17
1978468.0612.102.65
1979488.4020.344.35
1980620.60132.2027.07
1981665.5044.907.23
1982812.37146.8722.07
19831,000.00187.6323.10
19841,232.20232.2023.22
19851,412.60180.4014.64
19861,679.00266.4018.86
19871,712.7033.702.01
19881,793.1080.404.69
19892,422.70629.6035.11
19902,143.50−279.20−11.52
19912,493.10349.6016.31
19922,846.50353.4014.18
19933,418.40571.9020.09
19943,065.50−352.90−10.32
19953,689.30623.8020.35
19964,118.50429.2011.63
19975,135.501,017.0024.69
19985,882.60747.1014.55
19996,930.201,047.6017.81
20006,222.46−707.74−10.21
20015,217.35−1,005.11−16.15
20023,940.36−1,276.99−24.48
20034,476.87536.4913.62
20044,814.30337.577.54
20055,618.76804.4616.71
20066,220.81602.0510.71
20076,456.91236.103.80
20084,434.17−2,022.74−31.33
20095,412.88978.7122.07
20105,899.94487.069.00
20115,572.28−327.66−5.55
20125,897.81325.535.84
20136,749.09851.2914.43
20146,566.09−183.00−2.71
20156,274.05−292.04−4.45
20167,142.83868.7813.85
20177,687.77544.947.63
20186,728.13−959.64−12.48
20197,542.44814.3112.10

Constituents in July 2020

The following table lists the FTSE 100 companies after the changes on 22 June 2020.
CompanyEPICFTSE Industry Classification Benchmark sector
3iIIIFinancial Services
Admiral GroupADMNonlife Insurance
Anglo American plcAALMining
AntofagastaANTOMining
Ashtead GroupAHTSupport Services
Associated British FoodsABFFood Producers
AstraZenecaAZNPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Auto Trader GroupAUTOMedia
AvastAVSTSoftware and Computer Services
AvevaAVVSoftware & Computer Services
AvivaAV.Life Insurance
BAE SystemsBA.Aerospace & Defence
BarclaysBARCBanks
Barratt DevelopmentsBDEVHousehold Goods & Home Construction
Berkeley Group HoldingsBKGHousehold Goods & Home Construction
BHPBHPMining
BPBP.Oil & Gas Producers
British American TobaccoBATSTobacco
British LandBLNDReal Estate Investment Trusts
BT GroupBT-AFixed Line Telecommunications
BunzlBNZLSupport Services
BurberryBRBYPersonal Goods
Coca-Cola HBCCCHBeverages
Compass GroupCPGSupport Services
CRH plcCRHConstruction & Materials
Croda InternationalCRDAChemicals
DCC plcDCCSupport Services
DiageoDGEBeverages
EvrazEVRIndustrial Metals & Mining
ExperianEXPNSupport Services
Ferguson plcFERGSupport Services
Flutter EntertainmentFLTRTravel & Leisure
FresnilloFRESMining
GlaxoSmithKlineGSKPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
GlencoreGLENMining
GVC HoldingsGVCTravel and Leisure
HalmaHLMAElectronic & Electrical Equipment
Hargreaves LansdownHL.Financial Services
Hikma PharmaceuticalsHIKPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
HomeserveHSVConsumer services
HSBCHSBABanks
Imperial BrandsIMBTobacco
InformaINFMedia
InterContinental Hotels GroupIHGTravel & Leisure
Intermediate Capital GroupICPInvestment Services
International Airlines GroupIAGTravel & Leisure
IntertekITRKSupport Services
ITV plcITVMedia
JD SportsJD.General Retailers
Johnson MattheyJMATChemicals
Just Eat TakeawayJETSoftware and Computer Services
KingfisherKGFRetailers
Land SecuritiesLANDReal Estate Investment Trusts
Legal & GeneralLGENLife Insurance
Lloyds Banking GroupLLOYBanks
London Stock Exchange GroupLSEFinancial Services
M&GMNGAsset Managers
Melrose IndustriesMROAutomobiles & Parts
MondiMNDIForestry & Paper
MorrisonsMRWFood & Drug Retailers
National Grid plcNG.Gas, Water & Multi-utilities
NatWest GroupNWGBanks
Next plcNXTGeneral Retailers
OcadoOCDOFood & Drug Retailers
Pearson plcPSONMedia
Pennon GroupPNNWater
Persimmon plcPSNHousehold Goods & Home Construction
Phoenix GroupPHNXLife Insurance
Polymetal InternationalPOLYPrecious Metals and Mining
Prudential plcPRULife Insurance
Reckitt BenckiserRB.Household Goods & Home Construction
RELXRELMedia
Rentokil InitialRTOSupport Services
Rio TintoRIOMining
RightmoveRMVMedia
Rolls-Royce HoldingsRR.Aerospace & Defence
Royal Dutch ShellRDSAOil & Gas Producers
RSA Insurance GroupRSANonlife Insurance
Sage GroupSGESoftware & Computer Services
Sainsbury'sSBRYFood & Drug Retailers
SchrodersSDRFinancial Services
Scottish Mortgage Investment TrustSMTEquity Investment Instruments
SegroSGROReal Estate Investment Trusts
Severn TrentSVTGas, Water & Multi-utilities
Smith & NephewSN.Health Care Equipment & Services
DS SmithSMDSGeneral Industrials
Smiths GroupSMINGeneral Industrials
Smurfit KappaSKGGeneral Industrials
Spirax-Sarco EngineeringSPXIndustrial Engineering
SSE plcSSEElectricity
Standard CharteredSTANBanks
Standard Life AberdeenSLAFinancial Services
St. James's Place plcSTJLife Insurance
Taylor WimpeyTW.Household Goods & Home Construction
TescoTSCOFood & Drug Retailers
UnileverULVRPersonal Goods
United UtilitiesUU.Gas, Water & Multi-utilities
Vodafone GroupVODMobile Telecommunications
WhitbreadWTBRetail hospitality
WPP plcWPPMedia

Past constituents

All changes are due to market capitalisation unless stated otherwise.
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FT 30

The oldest continuous index in the UK is the FT 30, also known as the Financial Times Index or the FT Ordinary Index . It was established in 1935 and nowadays is largely obsolete due to its redundancy. It is similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and companies listed are from the industrial and commercial sectors. Financial sector companies and government stocks are excluded.
Of the original constituents, three are currently in the FTSE 100: Tate & Lyle, Imperial Tobacco and Rolls-Royce, although Rolls-Royce has not been continuously listed and Imperial Tobacco was a subsidiary of Hanson for a number of years, and is now renamed as Imperial Brands. Only one of the original FT 30 companies are still in that index: Tate & Lyle. The best performer from the original lineup has been Imperial Tobacco.