Ftse

//ˈfʊt.si// name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Financial Times and Stock Exchange.

    "“It’s hard to believe that as recently as 2011, 43% of the FTSE 350 [index] still had all-male boards,” Mary O’Connor, acting senior partner at KPMG UK, said in a statement."

  2. 2
    The main stock market index code for the British stock market. broadly
  3. 3
    The FTSE 100 Index. informal

Synonyms

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footsie

Example

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"Britain’s benchmark FTSE index was up 1.7%. The CAC-40 in France climbed 2.3% and Germany’s DAX index was up just over one percent."

Etymology

A joint venture between the Financial Times of London and the London Stock Exchange.

Related phrases

stock marketstock market index

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