FTSEurofirst 300 Index
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The FTSEurofirst 300 Index is part of the FTSEurofirst Index Series
FTSEurofirst Index Series
The FTSEurofirst Index Series are tradable indices measuring the performance of European portfolios.The Base Date is December 31, 1985.They are a joint product of the FTSE Group, and Euronext, providing pan-European indexes....

 and the FTSEurofirst 300 Indices, which are tradable indices measuring the performance of European portfolios.

It is a capitalization-weighted price index which uses free-float. It measures the performance of Europe's largest 300 companies by market capitalization. It closely tracks the benchmark index, FT/S&P-AWI
FT/S&P-AWI
-History:This index has been calculated since 31 December 1986, originally as the FT-Actuaries World Indices.In 1995, Wood Mackenzie and Co., one of the original partners, sold its stake to Standard & Poor’s. The name of the index was changed to FT/S&P – Actuaries World Indices.On 29 November 1999,...

Europe and covers 70% of Europe's market cap. The base date is December 31, 1985.

This index has a number of sub-indices derived from it:
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