An index of the share prices of the UK's 100 largest companies (by market capitalisation). London Stock Exchange Glossary
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FTSE™ 100 UK US noun [S] (also FTSE™ 100 Index, also FTSE™ 100 Share Index, also INFORMAL the Footsie™) STOCK MARKET
► a series of numbers published by the Financial Times™ newspaper that shows the changing average value of the share prices of the one hundred British companies on the London Stock Exchange that are being traded the most: the FTSE 100 closed up/down »
The FTSE 100 closed 31.6 points down at 2459.3 in today's trading.
the FTSE 100 fell/rose »The FTSE 100 fell 5 points to 4,519.5.
»FTSE 100 shares finished the day flat.
Financial and business terms. 2012.