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In this section, you will find important FTSE 100 news, actionable trading ideas, and a live FTSE 100 CFD chart to help you understand the markets better.
What is the FTSE 100 index?
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.

FTSE 100 Slides As Retail Sales Plunge

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·May 22, 2020, 13:45 BST

FTSE 100 trades lower by midday but off the daily lows as investor's worries rise after Chinese administration planning to impose a new security low on Hong Kong.

FTSE 100 slips as Rolls Royce share price sinks; British land shares jumps

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·May 29, 2020, 09:58 BST

FTSE 100 slipped by more than 1.1% as investors remained wary about the rising tensions between the United States and China. The index is trading at £6,150, which is lower than this week’s high of more than £6,234. The biggest laggard in the index was Rolls Royce, whose shares fell sharply following a debt downgrade earlier this week.

FTSE 100 Slumps As Bank Stocks Sink to 3-Week Lows

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·Dec 11, 2020, 12:33 GMT

The FTSE 100 index followed other major global indices lower this Friday, as Brexit uncertainties continue to pressurize the UK...

FTSE 100 Slumps As Quarantine Returns

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·Aug 14, 2020, 09:51 BST

FTSE 100 is under selling pressure for the second consecutive day as investors disappointed from the weak Chinese economic data released earlier today.

FTSE 100 Slumps On Banking Scandal – HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays Down Over 5%

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·Sep 21, 2020, 10:07 BST

FTSE 100 slumps to the lowest level since September 7 as the coronavirus cases continue to rise in the U.K. and Europe while a report about a banking scandal rattles the banking sector.