The hundred largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. Heavy in banks, miners, oil and consumer staples, and light on tech.
Based on the cash FTSE 100 index. Percentage moves line up closely with a CFD price; exact levels can differ a little.
| 20-day average | 10,671 |
| 50-day average | 10,763 |
| 200-day average | 10,456 |
The averages don't line up in one direction, so there's no clean trend by this measure. In the shorter term, price is below its 20-day average.
UK100 is 69% of the way from its 12-month low to its 12-month high. A typical day covers about 108 points, which is worth knowing before you set a stop: much tighter than that and normal daily noise can take you out.
From the cash FTSE 100 index. Your broker's CFD price can sit a little above or below these, so treat them as zones rather than exact prices. We tested whether pivots hold more often than random levels: they don't →
| Previous high | 10,606 |
| Previous close | 10,428 |
| Previous low | 10,391 |
| Pivot R1 | 10,560 |
| Daily pivot | 10,475 |
| Pivot S1 | 10,344 |
| This week's open | 10,695 |
What usually drives UK100: Global more than UK factors: most FTSE 100 earnings come from abroad, so a weaker pound often lifts the index. Oil and metal prices matter a lot through its energy and mining giants.
| VIX (fear gauge) | 15.31 · normal · +0.44 on the week |
| US 10-year yield | 5.28% · +9bp on the week |
| US dollar index | 101.93 · +0.96 on the week |
What the big speculators hold, from the weekly CFTC Commitments of Traders report.
There's no US-listed futures contract for this index in the CFTC report, so there's no Commitments of Traders positioning to show.
Scheduled UK data and speeches from the Satdish economic calendar.
No scheduled events in the calendar right now.