FTSE UK indexes

FTSE (Financial Times and Stock Exchange) publishes free-float market capitalization indexes of United Kingtom (UK) stocks. FTSE created its first index, the FT Actuaries All-Share Index, in 1962. This index is now known as the FTSE-All-Share Index.

FTSE also publishes gilt indexes. There are two types of gilt: conventional; and inflation-linked.

In December 2011, The London Stock Exchange (LSE) took complete ownership of FTSE.

FTSE stock market indexes
The FTSE UK stock indexes include:


 * FTSE All-Share Index This index represents 98-99% of UK market capitalisation, FTSE All-Share is the aggregation of the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE Small Cap indexes.
 * FTSE 100 Index This index (inception on January 3, 1984) comprises the 100 most highly capitalised blue chip companies, representing approximately 81% of the UK market.
 * FTSE 250 Index This index (inception on October 12, 1992) comprises mid-capitalised companies not covered by the FTSE 100, and represents approximately 15% of UK market capitalisation.
 * FTSE 350 Index This index is a combination of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indexes.
 * FTSE SmallCap Index The index consists of companies outside of the FTSE 350 Index and represents approximately 2% of the UK market capitalisation.
 * FTSE Fledgling Index This index is for UK companies listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange that are too small to be included in the FTSE All-Share.

Index tracker funds commonly use the FTSE All-Share, FTSE 100, and FTSE 250 indexes.

FTSE Gilt market indexes
The FTSE UK Gilts indexes include: