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the FTSE 100 (Index) noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ðəˌfʊt.si.wʌnˌhʌn.drədˈɪn.deks/ n [S] (informal the Footsie) trademark

Definition

a number which expresses the value of the share prices of the one hundred most important British companies, which is published by the Financial Times (= a British newspaper for people interested in business and finance)
The FTSE 100 closed 31.6 points down at 2459.3 in today's trading.

(Definition of the FTSE 100 (Index) noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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