FTSE 100 Live Real-Time Streaming Daily and Historical Chart (Line, Candlestick, Bar, P&F)
Real-Time streaming chart of English FTSE 100 Index with adjustable line type, time frame/period, and optional technical indicators is available here.
One Month/ Hourly Bar
FTSE 100 Index for Last Month
12 months/ Daily Line
FTSE 100 Index for Last 12 Months
5 Years/ Weekly Candle
FTSE 100 Index for Last 5 Years
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Real-time streaming chart (FTSE 100 Index) can be customized. You can change the time period (1 minute, 10 minute, 1 hour, 1 day or 1 week), time frame (from 10 to 500 time periods), chart type (bar, candle, line, P&F) or change/add technical indicator (Volume, RSI, MACD, Stohastic, Momentum and others); just move your mouse over the chart and notice the Options button in the right top corner of the chart. Click on this button and then adapt the settings according to your needs in the drop menu. You can also Detach the chart in a separate window and zoom it or even make it full-screen.
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About FTSE 100 Index
The FTSE 100 index, popularly nicknamed as the footsie, is an offshoot of the FTSE group and is the share index of the 100 most capitalized British companies which are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The term FTSE is an acronym for the phrase 'Financial Times Stock Exchange' and this index commenced its operations on 3rd January, 1984, at the base value of 1000. The FTSE 100 index chart is considered as being the most reliable indicator for the British stock markets as the components of this index are representative of as much as 81% of the total market capitalization which occurs in the London Stock Exchange. There are other FTSE indexes as well like the FTSE 250 Index, the FTSE 350 Index, the FTSE SmallCap Index and the FTSE Fledging Index all of which can be aggregated under the comprehensive FTSE All Share Index.
It has been a consistent rule with FTSE index since its establishment that it is mandatory for the component companies to meet all the requirements specified by the FTSE group in terms of the denominated price, nationality, free float of the stocks and liquidity. In addition, it is obligatory for the companies listed on this index to mention the abbreviation 'plc', meaning public limited company after their name. As a tradition, trading on this index commences at 8 in the morning and the closing bell rings at 4.30 in the evening and therefore the daily chart also conforms to these timings in order to depict the market movement.
On tracing the movement of the FTSE index over the last 10 years, one would find that it was on 31st December, 1999, that this stock index touched its pinnacle and remained at this all time high for a fairly long duration. The bull market continued well into the new millennium courtesy of the dotcom bubble and within a period of 5 years, the FTSE index indicated a growth of 108%, a dream-come-true for many investors around the globe. It was due to this unbroken rally that whoever invested their money in this index stood to gain more than 100% in profits, a feat which is rarely observed in equity trading. However, the joy was short lived as the advent of April, 2000, was witness to the bursting of the dotcom bubble due to which while some companies closed down, others suffered a major slide in their stock value which came down to single digits. The curve shown by the chart during this phase shows a significant dip in the performance of the index.
For the remaining year 2000, the chart showed a flat curve as the market sentiment remained subdued and tech as well as non tech stocks suffered a setback barring a few exceptional spurts of positive rallies. The situation further worsened in 2001 as many of the countries around the globe began to face the inevitable economic slowdown and finances reduced to a trickle. This triggered the onset of the bear market in the FTSE 100 index and the chart pertaining to this time frame shows a significant dip in the level of the index from its all time high in 1999. As the year 2001 rolled by there were attempts made by the market to recover in spite of the continued failure of the tech stocks but these sporadic rallies came to an abrupt halt when the terrorist attack took place on 11th September, 2001.
The year 2002 was particularly bad for the FTSE 100 index and the chart reflects this truth through a big drop in the curve. The downturn was believed to have occurred due to a number of major bankruptcies, heavy losses declared by many leading firms and fluctuating oil prices leading to speculation over the Iraq front. Culmination of all these factors led the chart to depict an all time low of the FTSE index and this incidentally turned out to be the end of the bear market and beginning of the rise in the value of this index.
The bullish trend which the index acquired towards the end of December 2003 has continued till date, albeit a bit slowly and having been impeded by a number of resistance levels. Overall, the FTSE 100 index has shown resilience over the last few years which has enabled it to maintain a stable growth chart and a steady recovery.
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