I gave rather a flippant answer to a question that someone asked about the starting dates of indices such as the RPI, FTSE and so on; and having been rightly chastised for my flippancy, I then found out the following starting dates that relate to ALL FTSE indices currently in use: FTSE100: 31/12/83 FTSE All share: 10/4/62 FTSE250: 31/12/85 FTSE350: 31/12/85 Smallcap: 31/12/92 Fledgling: 30/12/94 FTSE AllShare ex Investment: 12/5/97 FTSE350 ex Investment: 12/5/97 FTSE IT: 31/12/97 FTSE All Share ex multinationals: 30/9/99 Thank you Eva Kamau at www.ftse.com DW