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Even though the FTSE All-Share Index is more comprehensive, the FTSE 100 is by far the most widely used UK stock market indicator. Other related indices are the FTSE 250 Index (which includes the next largest 250 companies after the FTSE 100), the FTSE 350 Index (which is the aggregation of the FTSE 100 and 250), FTSE SmallCap Index and the ...
Website. www .londonstockexchange .com. The London Stock Exchange ( LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England. As of August 2023, the total market value of all companies trading on the LSE stood at $3.18 trillion. [ 3] Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cathedral.
The FTSE 250 Index, also called the FTSE 250, or, informally, the " Footsie 250 " / ˈfʊtsi /, is a stock market index that measures the real strength of the economy of the United Kingdom [ 1] and consists of the 101st to the 350th mid-cap blue chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. [ 2]
The UK's share of global manufacturing output had risen from 9.5% in 1830, to 22.9% in the 1870s. It fell to 13.6% by 1913, 10.7% by 1938, and 4.9% by 1973. [257] Overseas competition, trade unionism, the welfare state, loss of the British Empire, and lack of innovation have all been put forward as explanations for the industrial decline. [258]
The Mississippi Bubble. 1720. Kingdom of France. Banque Royale by John Law stopped payments of its note in exchange for specie and as result caused economic collapse in France . South Sea Bubble of 1720. 1720. UK. Affected early European stock markets, during early days of chartered joint stock companies. Bengal Bubble of 1769.
List of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Lists of companies traded on the London Stock Exchange by index : Constituents of the FTSE 100 Index.
The FTSE All-Share is the aggregation of the FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE 250 Index, which are together known as the FTSE 350 Index, and the FTSE SmallCap Index. The index is maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. It aims to represent at least 98% of the full capital value of all UK companies that qualify as ...
This is a list of recessions (and depressions) that have affected the economy of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. In the United Kingdom a recession is generally defined as two successive quarters of negative economic growth, as measured by the seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter figures for real GDP. Name Dates Duration Real GDP reduction Causes Other data Great Slump c. 1430 ...