the Financial Times index
noun /ðə faɪˌnænʃl taɪmz ˈɪndeks/,  /ðə fəˌnænʃl taɪmz ˈɪndeks/
  /ðə faɪˌnænʃl taɪmz ˈɪndeks/,  /ðə fəˌnænʃl taɪmz ˈɪndeks/
 (also the FT index, the Footsie™, the FTSE index™)
 [singular]- a figure that shows the relative prices of shares on the London Stock ExchangeTopics Moneyc2