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The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100), is a stock index of the 100 companies with the highest market capitalisation listed on LSE. The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 companies represent about 81% of the entire London Stock Exchange market capitalisation. Component companies must meet a number of criteria set out by the FTSE Group, including having a full listing on the LSE with a Euro or Sterling denominated price on the electronic platform, and meeting certain criteria on free float, nationality, and liquidity. The FTSE 100 index began with a base level of 1000, on January 3, 1984. The index hit the highest closing value of 7,877.45 on 22 May 2018. Institutional investors use the FTSE 100 as a benchmark of global growth and economic and international events.
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FTSE 100 trades lower despite the positive opening as investors wait for clues from the central bank's meetings, today from Fed and tomorrow from ECB. On the election front latest poll shows a narrowing Boris Johnson lead. The Conservative majority now dropped to 28 seats from 68 seats, increasing the [...]
Last week, FTSE 100 sharply drop in the global market after rejecting the major resistance at 7444.57. However, the bulls regained their strength after the blue-chip price found some decent support at 7138.14. Price started to rally higher after forming a bullish morning star pattern at 7138.14. Currently, the bulls [...]
The FTSE100 index has made a strong start to the week ahead of the UK general elections scheduled to hold on Thursday December 12. The FTSE100 has benefited from strong performances of shares of Tesco and Anglo-American. Shares of Tesco are up by more than 4% after it announced that [...]
FTSE 100 is slightly higher in today’s trading. The UK’s blue-chip stock index is trading around 7,161.6 which is 17.2 points or 0.24% higher from its day open price. This follows after the stock index closed lower in yesterday’s trading from 7,199.4 to 7,144.9. Rally in British Pound Hurting UK [...]
FTSE 100 turned higher after positive headlines on trade negotiations cross the wires saying that US and China are close to signing a “phase one” deal. The index rebounds after three straight days of losses amid global trade tensions escalation after President Donald Trump announced the return of tariffs on [...]
FTSE 100 slumps lower for the third day in a row as global trade tensions escalate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel imports from Argentina and Brazil while threatens France products for tariffs as retaliation to tax imposed by French government on U.S. tech companies. Above that [...]
UK stocks sold off on Friday. FTSE fell by 70.9 points or 0.96% points to 7,350 as market participants square their positions ahead of a busy week ahead. The biggest loser was Tesco with a 3.37% loss for the day at 229.40, followed by J Sainsbury which was down 2.99%. [...]
FTSE 100 opened lower the trading session after President Trump signed the legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong. Investors are getting
