About FTSE Pulse
FTSE Pulse is a free, real-time market dashboard built for anyone who follows the London Stock Exchange. It brings together delayed prices for the FTSE 100, FTSE 250, FTSE All-Share and NASDAQ Composite indices, the key stock constituents that move them, and the UK Regulatory News Service (RNS) wire — all on a single, fast-loading page.
The product is designed for retail investors, private traders, market analysts and finance students who need a quick, dependable read on the UK market without paying for a Bloomberg terminal. Instead of juggling multiple tabs and data vendors, FTSE Pulse distils the day's most relevant price action and company announcements into one clean, mobile-friendly view. Prices are delayed and sourced from Yahoo Finance; regulatory announcements are aggregated from the Investegate RNS feed and filtered to exclude irrelevant wires.
FTSE Pulse is built and maintained independently by a small team in the United Kingdom. We are not affiliated with the London Stock Exchange Group, FTSE Russell, or any company whose shares appear on the dashboard. Nothing published here constitutes investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security. Always do your own research and consult a qualified, regulated financial adviser before making investment decisions.
Key market terms
- FTSE 100^FTSE
- An index of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange by market capitalisation. It is the UK's benchmark equity index and a barometer of the largest British-listed businesses.
- FTSE 250^FTMC
- An index of the 101st to 350th largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. It is often viewed as a clearer reflection of the domestic UK economy than the more internationally exposed FTSE 100.
- FTSE All-Share^FTAS
- A broad index capturing over 600 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, representing around 98% of the UK market's total value. It aggregates the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE SmallCap indices.
- NASDAQ Composite^IXIC
- A US stock market index of more than 3,000 securities listed on the Nasdaq exchange, heavily weighted toward technology and growth companies. It is included on FTSE Pulse for global context.
- RNS
- The Regulatory News Service, operated by the London Stock Exchange, is the primary channel through which UK listed companies release price-sensitive announcements such as results, director dealings and takeover updates.
- Market capitalisation
- The total market value of a company's shares, calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares outstanding. It is the measure used to rank constituents within FTSE indices.
- Dividend yield
- A company's annual dividend per share expressed as a percentage of its current share price. FTSE 100 companies are a notable source of dividend income for UK investors.