Ftse: The Best Bellwether for the UK Economy? ... thread on uk retail :
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The most important FTSE indices and their constituents are:
FTSE 100: The 100 largest UK listed companies, covering about 80% of UK market cap
FTSE 250: The next 250 largest companies
FTSE 350: A combination of the above two: about 90% of total UK market cap
FTSE Techmark indices: three indices that cover London listed technology companies.
FTSE Eurotrack: a family of indices at cover European markets as a whole.
Compare : Germany's DAX
Of the 50 Titans, 9 have their main quote in London ::
COMPANY NAME=== EXCHANGE. TICKER# WGTPCT $CLOSE
Astrazeneca PLC London SE 0989529 1.142% $27.87
Barclays PLC... London SE 3134865 1.314% $7.605
BP PLC......... London SE 0798059 2.955% $5.695
GlaxoSmithKline London SE 0925288 2.208% $13.88
HBOS PLC....... London SE 3058750 1.152% $11.46
HSBC HoldingsUK London SE 0540528 2.924% $9.530
RoyalBankofScot London SE 0754783 1.747% $20.74
RoyalDutchShell Amsterdam B09CBL4 1.786% $26.76
Vodafone Group. London SE B16GWD5 2.034% $1.453