FTSE 100 Index
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE or, informally, the "Footsie" , is the United Kingdom's best-known stock market index and represents the 100 most highly capitalised blue chips listed on the London Stock Exchange. == History == The index started on 3 January 1984, having been constructed by the London Stock Exchange to better reflect activity on the market.