The FTSE 250 index of medium-sized companies does not always get the same level of attention as the blue-chip FTSE 100. But I own some FTSE 250 shares and like the fact that up and coming firms can ...

Learn More. Since its creation in 1992, the FTSE 250 index of stocks has delivered an total average annual return of around 9%. That solid return is thanks to its large weighting of mid-cap growth ...

The FTSE 100 index closed down 32.26 points, 0.4%, at 8,732.46. The FTSE 250 ended down 3.13 points at 20,913.01, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.4%, or 2.86 points, at 726.06.

The FTSE 250 index put on 109.68 points to 20,917.52, with Drax 16.5p higher at 651.5p after confirming agreement with the UK government for the operation of the biomass power station beyond 2027.