The FTSE 100 is one of the globe’s best-known stock market indices and since it represents more than 80% of the UK market cap, investors need to be very familiar with what it has to offer. In a special issue dedicated to the benchmark on its thirtieth anniversary, Russ Mould and the Shares team take a look at how it is made up and assess the issues and themes that are likely to dominate in the year ahead.
