FTSE 100 --------------------?

What does it mean when they say the FTSE is down or up by a certain percentage. and what are the other important stock exchanges i the world.

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1. It means that the British market index composed of the 100 most important British companies is up or down on average of certain percentage. Other important indexes Americas: USA - S&P 500, Dow Jones Index, Nasdaq Brazil - Ibovespa Mexico - Bolsa Europe: Germany - DAX 30 France - CAC 40 Asia: Honk Kong - Hang Seng Singapore - Straits Times Japan - Nikkey 225
2. The FTSE100 is an index or indicator of the UK stock market. It is comprised of the top 100 companies in UK. So if most of the shares in the FTSE100 go up the index goes up and vice versa.