The FT 30 (FT Ordinary Index or FTOI - Never FTSE 30) is a now rarely used index that was concieved in 1935 and is similar to the DJIA, however the FTSE 100 has pretty much superseded it. A stock market index is a listing of stocks and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI, also called DJIA, Dow 30, or informally the Dow Jones index or the Dow) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. ... The FTSE 100 Index (pronounced footsie) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalized companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, begun on January 3, 1984. ...
The companies listed in the index are made up of those in the Industrial and Commercial sectors and exclude financial sector (banks, insurance, etc.) and government stocks.
References
FT.com - FT 30 info
Oxford dictionary of Finance and Banking, ISBN 0-19-860749-0
Berger, D. & Jackson, B. ; The Motley Fool UK investment workbook, ISBN 0-7522-1787-9
FT 30 • FTSE 100 Index • FTSE 250 Index • FTSE 350 Index • FTSE All-Share Index A stock market index is a listing of stocks and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. ... The FTSE 100 Index (pronounced footsie) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalized companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, begun on January 3, 1984. ... The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation weighted index of 250 companies on the London Stock Exchange. ... The FTSE 350 Index index is a market capitalisation weighted stock market index incorporating the largest 350 companies by capitalisation which have their primary listing on the London Stock Exchange. ... The FTSE All-Share Index is a capitalisation-weighted index, comprised of companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. ...
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