FTSE 250 Index

The FTSE 250 Index ( colloquially: Footsie; pronounced Futzi ) is a British stock index, the 250 shares of medium-sized companies ( mid caps ), which are traded on the London Stock Exchange. It is calculated by FTSE Group, which emerged from a joint venture of the London Stock Exchange with the Financial Times.

Calculation

The FTSE 250 is a price index and represents 17 percent of the market capitalization of the London Stock Exchange ( LSE). The Index will be determined solely on the basis of share prices and adjusted only to income from subscription rights and special. Dividend payments are not included in the calculation of the index. Corporate actions such as stock splits have no ( distorting ) influence on the index. The calculation is during the LSE trading hours 8:00 to 16:30 local time ( 9:00 to 17:30 CET) updated in real time and published every minute.

The investment universe includes all companies with headquarters in the UK, which are listed on the London Stock Exchange. To create a selection list the companies in the investment universe are ranked in descending order according to the market capitalization of rank 350-101. The composition of the FTSE 250 is reviewed quarterly in March, June, September and December. The index was launched on 31 December 1985 with a base value of 1412.60 points.

Composition

Listed are the 25 largest companies in the FTSE 250 (as of April 4, 2013 ).

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