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Rainmaker_uk wrote: »Guest Keen and Nettlefolds, Imperial Tobacco and Rolls-Royce
The last 2 are in the FTSE100.0 -
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTSE_100_Index
The oldest continuous index in the UK, the FT 30, also known as the Financial Times Index or the FT Ordinary Index (FTOI),[5] which began in 1935 is now largely redundant. It is similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and companies listed are from the industrial and commercial sectors. Financial sector companies and government stocks are excluded.
Of the original constituents,[6] three are currently in the FTSE 100: Guest Keen & Nettlefolds (GKN), Imperial Tobacco and Rolls-Royce, although Rolls-Royce has not been continuously listed and Imperial Tobacco was a subsidiary of Hanson for a number of years. ICI was removed when it was taken over by Akzo Nobel in January 2008. A further company, Tate & Lyle, is still listed but not in the FTSE 100. Two of the original FT 30 companies are still in that index:[7] GKN and Tate & Lyle (membership is not strictly based on market capitalisation, so this does not mean they are necessarily among the top thirty companies in the FTSE 100). The best performer from the original line-up has been Imperial Tobacco.[8]0 -
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Rainmaker_uk wrote: »From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTSE_100_Index
The oldest continuous index in the UK, the FT 30, also known as the Financial Times Index or the FT Ordinary Index (FTOI),[5] which began in 1935 is now largely redundant. It is similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and companies listed are from the industrial and commercial sectors. Financial sector companies and government stocks are excluded.
Of the original constituents,[6] three are currently in the FTSE 100: Guest Keen & Nettlefolds (GKN), Imperial Tobacco and Rolls-Royce, although Rolls-Royce has not been continuously listed and Imperial Tobacco was a subsidiary of Hanson for a number of years. ICI was removed when it was taken over by Akzo Nobel in January 2008. A further company, Tate & Lyle, is still listed but not in the FTSE 100. Two of the original FT 30 companies are still in that index:[7] GKN and Tate & Lyle (membership is not strictly based on market capitalisation, so this does not mean they are necessarily among the top thirty companies in the FTSE 100). The best performer from the original line-up has been Imperial Tobacco.[8]
The question was who has been in the FTSE 250 since inception. FTSE 250 doesn't include the FTSE 100. FTSE 350 is FTSE 100 + FTSE 250 IIRC.
I think you've given the right answer to the wrong question!0 -
Thank goodness you looked that up Rainmaker. I thought you were a total FTSE anorak for a minute there. I always wondered what GKN stood for and you've answered that too, so cheers.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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Rainmaker_uk wrote: »I think if you are in the FTSE 100 you are automatically in the FTSE 250 as well?
No.
the ftse 250 is the list containing the 101st to 350th biggest companies"The problem with quotes on the internet is that you never know whether they are genuine or not" -
Albert Einstein0 -
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The wiki entry contains a link to other collapsed companies. How quickly I forgot about:
British and Commonwealth
Ferranti International
Maxwell CommunicationsPlease stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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There are a number of great pub quiz questions in there!
Looking through the list at a number of the aquisitions (both foreign and British) and failures etc it is does illustrate quite a lot of our social economic history.0
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