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FTSE 100 | Business English
FTSE 100
noun[ S ]
STOCK MARKET trademarkukus(alsoFTSE 100 Index); (alsoFTSE 100 Share Index); (also informalthe Footsie)
a series of numbers published by the Financial Times newspaper that shows the changing average value of the share prices of the one hundred British companies on the London Stock Exchange that are being traded the most:
the FTSE 100 closed up/downThe FTSE 100 closed 31.6 points down at 2459.3 in today's trading.
the FTSE 100 fell/roseThe FTSE 100 fell 5 points to 4,519.5.
FTSE 100 shares finished the day flat.