FTSE

100 (Index), [informal] Footsie [noun] [U] - a number which expresses the value of the share prices of the one hundred most important British companies, which is published by the Financial Times (= a British newspaper for people interested in business and finance)The FTSE 100 closed 31.6 points down at 2459.3 in today's trading.Compare Dow Jones (industrial) average; Nikkei (index).