FTSE_250_Index

FTSE 250 Index

FTSE 250 Index

British stock market index

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]

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The index consists of 38 sectors, four of which have a market cap exceeding £25 billion as at 31 May 2024. These are collective investments, investment banking & investment services, hotels and entertainment services and residential and commercial REIT, which together account for approximately 51% of the index's market cap.[3] At the same date there were three companies with a market cap exceeding £5 billion: Carnival, Endeavour Mining, and Hargreaves Lansdown, which together account for approximately 7% of the market cap.[3]

Each calendar quarter, the FTSE 250's constituents are reviewed and some companies will either exit or enter the index, resulting in irregular trading volume and price changes as market participants rebalance their portfolios.[4]

Related indices are the FTSE 100 Index (which lists the largest 100 companies), the FTSE 350 Index (which combines the FTSE 100 and 250), the FTSE SmallCap Index and the FTSE All-Share Index (an aggregation of the FTSE 100 Index, the FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE SmallCap Index).

Record values

The index began on 12 October 1992 at the base level of 2,403, and a market capitalisation of £98 billion. The highest closing value of 24,250.80 was reached on 1 September 2021.[5]

Annual changes

The following table lists the annual changes in the FTSE 250 index.[6][7]

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Whilst the FTSE 250 had no retail products prior to its 1992 inception date, in the 1990's the index returns were back-calculated to 1986.[8] Indicative values as follows

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Constituents

The following table lists the FTSE 250 companies after the changes on 3 June 2024.[9]

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See also

References

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    "MCX | FTSE 250 Index GBP Historical Prices - WSJ".
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    "FTSE Russell Factsheet FTSE 250 Index" (PDF). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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    "FTSE Russell Factsheet FTSE 250 Index". 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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    "TUI AG (UK): Nationality Change Changes in FTSE UK Index Series". FTSE Russell. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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    "FTSE 250 constituents shares prices". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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