The daily chart shows that the Footsie has remained ... Data by Siblis Research shows that the FTSE 100 index has a P/E ratio of 14.46. In contrast, the S&P 500 index has a multiple of 24, while ...

The price/earnings ratio (p/e ... number of shares in issue) gives a p/e of 22. The higher the p/e, the more costly the share in earnings terms. The FTSE 100 average is around ten, so you need ...