FTSE 250 the star performer of 2012

Press Association
Updated
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange

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Another year of turbulence in the eurozone, a slowdown in the powerhouse Chinese economy and fears the United States will go over its "fiscal cliff" failed to stop markets coming out on top this year.

London's blue-chip index, the FTSE 100 Index, is currently 7% higher than at the start of the year and has come close to the 6000 barrier in recent weeks. But its understudy, the second-tier FTSE 250 Index, has been the star performer of 2012, reaching a record high after rising nearly 23% so far this year.
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