FTSE 100 Index

FTSE 100 Index

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Brief About Indices(History)

The FTSE 100 is a stock index represent the performance of the most largest 100 companies listed on the LSE by market capitalization. it had been originally one among the foremost popularly-traded indexes.

Top Listed Companies

  • Royal Dutch Shell
  • HSBC Holdings
  • BP
  • Astrazenica
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Diageo
  • British American Tobacco
  • Unilever
  • Rio Tinto
  • Reckitt Benckiser Group

Formula

Indexlevel=(Ī£iPriceofstocki*Numberofsharesi*Freefloatadjustmentfactori)/Indexdivisor

Timing

The FTSE 100 opens at 8am and closes at 4.30pm UK time (GMT), Monday to Friday. This is in line with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) opening and closing times.