The FTSE 100 is the index of the UK's largest 100 companies, and is a key indicator often referred to by financial experts. It has performed very well in 2013, despite the economic troubles, rising by over 6% in January.
What does the FTSE number mean?
The FTSE is a stock market index that indicates how well the economy is doing. The number after the letters (i.e. FTSE 100, FTSE 250, etc) tells you how many of the top stock market companies are listed in a particular index.
Why is it called FTSE 100?
The FTSE 100 name originates from when it was owned 50/50 by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), hence FT and SE makes FTSE. It also references its make-up of 100 companies.
What are the top FTSE 100 companies?
- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL.
- UNILEVER GROUP.
- RIO TINTO GROUP.
- DIAGEO. World Rank (Jan-07-2022)
- HSBC HOLDINGS. World Rank (Jan-07-2022)
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE. World Rank (Jan-07-2022)
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO. World Rank (Jan-07-2022)
- BP P.L.C. World Rank (Jan-07-2022)
Why is it called FTSE?
1 FTSE is an acronym for the Financial Times and the LSE, its original parent companies. The FTSE is now owned and maintained by the London Stock Exchange Group.
What does it mean to be a FTSE 100 company?
The Footsie is an index that tracks the 100 largest public companies by market capitalization that trade on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The FTSE 100 represents more than 80 percent of the LSE's market capitalization. A FTSE 100 decline means the value of the largest UK listed companies decreasing.
What is the US equivalent of FTSE?
The FTSE 100 Index 2 Many market analysts, traders, and investors look to the FTSE 100 as a proxy for the performance of the wider U.K. stock market, similar to the way that many U.S. investors look to the Dow Jones or the S&P 500 indexes.
What companies make up the UK 100?
- AstraZeneca.
- Unilever Group.
- Diageo.
- HSBC Holdings.
- GlaxoSmithKline.
- Royal Dutch Shell 'A'
- BP (British Petroleum)
- British American Tobacco.
What FTSE UK?
The FTSE UK Index Series is designed to represent the performance of UK companies, providing market participants with a comprehensive and complementary set of indexes that measure the performance of all capital and industry segments of the UK equity market.
What is the biggest company in UK?
Rank Fortune 500 rank Name
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1 8 BP
2 73 HSBC
3 80 Prudential
4 85 Legal & General