Date: Jun 27, 2018
Shares of EVRAZ plc (LON:EVR) last traded at 504.4, representing a move of 0.32%, or 1.6 per share, on volume of 628,292 shares. After opening the trading day at 508, shares of EVRAZ plc traded in a close range. EVRAZ plc currently has a total float of 14.43M shares and on average sees 4.45M shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 188.9 and high of 572.
FTSE 100 Index: Driving The U.K.
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100 Index) or FTSE 100 for short, is the benchmark index of the top 100 largest and most liquid stocks on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). As such, the index is market capitalization-weighted and free-float adjusted. FTSE 100 is operated by FTSE Group, a unit of London Stock Exchange Group.
A large component of the index is made up of foreign companies listed on LSE. So while the index tracks the LSE’s blue-chip stocks, it is considered a weak representation of the U.K.’s economy because of its large foreign constituency.
For investors interested in tracking the health of the U.K. economy, the FTSE 250 is a better guide because it is dominated by domestic U.K. companies.
Components of FTSE 100 make up more than 80% of LSE’s entire market capitalization and that partly explains why it is a widely used gauge of the U.K.’s stock market. However, a more comprehensive indicator is the FTSE All-Share Index, which is broader as it aggregates FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and other small-cap stocks on the LSE.
Rebalancing of the index
The FTSE 100 is reshuffled quarterly. The Rebalancing of the index takes into account the changes in the market capitalization of its constituents such as after a rights issue or a large debt-to-equity swap. Components of FTSE 100 represent a variety of sectors in the U.K. economy such as Financials, Industrials, Technology and Energy. EVRAZ plc is a stock traded on the U.K’s stock exchange.
Historic marks
FTSE 100 Index dipped to a lifetime low of 427.50 points in February 1978, but steadily recovered from the trough. The index notched a lifetime high of 7103.98 points in April 2015 amid speculation that the Conservative Part would win the U.K. general election in May of the same year. The index’s earlier record high was reached in 1999 during the so-called dot-com bubble. EVRAZ plc has relatively good liquidity.
The stock market
The LSE is the main stock exchange in the U.K. and one of the largest in the world. The exchange was established in 1801, making it one of the world’s oldest stock markets. The LSE is also a platform for companies to raise capital for expansion.
