FTSE 250 Index

FTSE 250 Index
Foundation 1984
Operator FTSE Group
Exchanges London Stock Exchange
Constituents 250 (consisting of 101 to 350)
Type Mid cap
Market cap £342 billion
(as at 31 August 2015)[1]
Weighting method Capitalization-weighted
Related indices
Website FTSE UK Index Series

The FTSE 250 Index (/ˈfʊtsiː/ FUUT-see) is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Promotions and demotions to and from this index take place quarterly in March, June, September and December. This Index is calculated in real-time and published every minute.

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 (which is the aggregation of the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 250 Index and FTSE SmallCap Index).

Quite a number of companies within this index are investment trusts. As of 30 September 2008, the net market capitalisation of FTSE 250 Index was £161 billion (or 13 per cent of FTSE 100 Index).[2]

Constituents

The current constituents following the changes of 21 March 2016 are as follows:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FTSE 250 Factsheet
  2. ↑ "FTSE All-Share Index Series Constituents, Weightings & Performance" (PDF). FTSE Group. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paddy Power Betfair, Mediclinic, Informa And Morrisons Join FTSE 100". Morning Star. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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