what is FTSE 100?

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2006-10-03 03:13:21 · 2 answers · asked by satya k 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing

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The FTSE 100 Index (pronounced footsie) is a share index of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. It stands for Financial Times Stock Exchange.
Think of it as the British eqiv. of the Dow or S&P500, but with 100 stocks instead of 30 or 500.
Here is a link to the companies in the index.
http://www.ftse.com/objects/csv_to_table.jsp?infoCode=100a&theseFilters=&csvAll=&theseColumns=Mw==&theseTitles=&tableTitle=FTSE%20100%20Index%20Constituents&p_encoded=1

2006-10-03 03:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by g_tastyfish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It is the benchmark index of the London Stock Exchange, similar to our Dow Industrials. It is licensed by The Financial Times.

2006-10-03 10:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by Coffeyvillian 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋