Flagship UK stock index has best year since 2009 - outperforming rivals

File photo dated 04/10/16 of an electronic ticker tape showing the FTSE 100 inside the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE 100 is celebrating its 40th anniversary, as firms from Barclays to Sainsbury's remain a fixture of the UK's top stock market index. Dubbed the Footsie, the index containing the biggest 100 companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) launched on January 3 1984. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2024. Pic: Nicholas .T. Ansell