FTSE 250 Share Price Index

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What is the FTSE 250?

The FTSE 100 is the most widely used and commonly referred to shares index, used frequently in news reports and reviews. So what is the FTSE 250 and where does it fit in the FTSE index family?

The FTSE 100 is an index of the 100 most highly capitalised UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. And the FTSE 250 is the 101st to 350th most capitalised companies.

Like the FTSE 100, the groups included in the index are selected quarterly. And there is the opportunity for league-style promotion to the FTSE 100 or demotion out of the FTSE 250 index depending on the capitalisation of the group.

The index reviews take place each year in the months of March, June, September and December, and like the FTSE 100 the index is calculated in real time.

The index was launched in 1992, some eight years after the FTSE 100, to measure the performance of mid-cap groups and the end-of-day figures are available at 20:00GMT each day.

The index is continuously monitored by an independent group of market professionals who conduct regular index reviews to ensure the market reputation is upheld.

With the FTSE 100 making up for over 80 per cent of the total UK market capitalisation, the FTSE 250 accounts for just over 10 per cent and as of 16 April 2010 was valued at £232 billion (by shareprices.com).

TIDM	Company	Price	Change	Change %	Day's Volume
3IN	3i Infrastructure	114.20p	0.30	0.26 %	590,609
ADN	Aberdeen Asset Management	142.30p	0.80	0.57 %	1,486,286
ASL	Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	534.00p	5.50	1.04 %	34,899
AGS	Aegis Group	116.30p	0.40	0.35 %	3,617,153
AFR	Afren	106.50p	0.50	0.47 %	4,699,001
BAG	AG Barr	1,255.00p	12.00	0.97 %	25,474
AML	Amlin	414.80p	4.60	1.10 %	1,299,153
AQP	Aquarius Platinum Ltd.	303.40p	4.90	1.59 %	859,653
ASHM	Ashmore Group	302.50p	1.00	0.33 %	644,584
AHT	Ashtead Group	88.25p	2.25	2.62 %	2,875,176
ATK	Atkins (WS)	692.00p	2.00	0.29 %	351,096
AVV	Aveva Group	1,448.00p	17.00	1.16 %	150,149
BAB	Babcock International Group	529.00p	3.00	0.57 %	1,246,801
BBY	Balfour Beatty	246.00p	0.70	0.29 %	2,490,163
BNKR	Bankers Inv Trust	371.00p	1.10	0.30 %	116,185
BDEV	Barratt Developments	103.70p	1.70	1.67 %	3,769,452
BBA	BBA Aviation	181.80p	1.20	0.66 %	446,644
BEZ	Beazley Group	112.50p	0.10	0.09 %	207,880
BWY	Bellway	555.50p	5.00	0.91 %	325,483
BKG	Berkeley Group Holdings	835.50p	4.50	0.54 %	256,967
BHGG	BH Global GBP Shares	1,121.00p	2.00	0.18 %	11,796
BHGU	BH Global USD Shares	$ 10.96	0.00	0.00 %	5,404
BHME	BH Macro EUR Shares	€ 16.90	0.06	0.36 %	1,267
BHMG	BH Macro GBP Shares	1,750.00p	6.00	0.34 %	19,948
BHMU	BH Macro USD Shares	$ 16.83	0.07	0.42 %	4,819
BYG	Big Yellow Group	307.80p	6.80	2.26 %	187,265
BRWM	BlackRock World Mining Trust	595.00p	6.00	1.02 %	378,154
BBAY	BlueBay Asset Management	295.00p	0.10	0.03 %	130,269
BABS	BlueCrest AllBlue Fund GBP Shares	167.80p	0.30	0.18 %	321,396
BOY	Bodycote	244.00p	7.70	3.26 %	898,770
BOK	Booker Group	44.50p	0.00	0.00 %	555,875
BVS	Bovis Homes Group	372.00p	5.20	1.42 %	276,988
BRE	Brit Insurance Holdings NV	972.00p	3.00	0.31 %	543,102
BSET	British Assets Trust	123.20p	0.20	0.16 %	91,366
BTEM	British Empire Securities & Gene..	446.20p	2.20	0.50 %	71,467
BVIC	Britvic	473.70p	2.30	0.49 %	779,148
BWNG	Brown (N.) Group	226.90p	1.30	0.58 %	654,753
BTSM	BSS Group	436.00p	0.80	0.18 %	569,442
BGC	BTG	201.90p	0.90	0.45 %	111,028
CWC	Cable & Wireless Communications	57.75p	0.85	1.49 %	2,646,865
CLDN	Caledonia Investments	1,602.00p	16.00	1.01 %	11,194
CAPC	Capital & Counties Properties	125.00p	0.50	0.40 %	830,756
CLLN	Carillion	314.40p	6.30	2.04 %	1,153,897
CPR	Carpetright	734.00p	3.50	0.47 %	28,724
CGL	Catlin Group	342.40p	7.30	2.18 %	1,375,203
CEY	Centamin Egypt	180.80p	2.20	1.23 %	1,655,203
CHTR	Charter International	669.00p	20.50	3.16 %	1,047,515
CHG	Chemring Group	2,782.00p	82.00	3.04 %	157,845
CTY	City of London Inv Trust	265.40p	3.40	1.30 %	367,360
CBG	Close Brothers Group	675.00p	5.50	0.82 %	564,124
COLT	COLT Group S.A.	119.50p	4.70	4.09 %	162,504
CCC	Computacenter	290.00p	10.00	3.57 %	68,572
CNT	Connaught	16.60p	2.32	12.26 %	12,888,405
CKSN	Cookson Group	460.70p	5.90	1.30 %	1,434,568
CPP	CPP Group	244.20p	3.00	1.21 %	25,859
CWK	Cranswick	841.50p	10.00	1.20 %	22,984
CRDA	Croda International	1,351.00p	11.00	0.82 %	261,510
CSR	CSR	299.00p	0.80	0.27 %	596,751
DJAN	Daejan Holdings	2,524.00p	24.00	0.94 %	269
DMGT	Daily Mail and General Trust	481.20p	5.30	1.11 %	510,266
DCG	Dairy Crest Group	373.80p	0.20	0.05 %	140,369
DNX	Dana Petroleum	1,804.00p	4.00	0.22 %	1,098,548
DVSG	Davis Service Group	379.70p	1.00	0.26 %	148,587
DLAR	De La Rue	705.50p	0.00	0.00 %	530,882
DEB	Debenhams	61.35p	0.30	0.49 %	2,925,210
DLN	Derwent London	1,446.00p	16.00	1.12 %	184,369
DVO	Devro	237.00p	2.00	0.85 %	375,002
DAB	Dexion Absolute GBP Shares	141.50p	1.50	1.07 %	937,500
DTY	Dignity	708.50p	1.50	0.21 %	66,187
DDT	Dimension Data Holdings	120.00p	0.50	0.41 %	2,453,457
DNO	Domino Printing	471.00p	8.50	1.84 %	145,698
DOM	Domino's Pizza UK & IRL	439.50p	10.80	2.40 %	294,620
DRX	Drax Group	405.90p	2.40	0.59 %	1,450,847
SMDS	DS Smith	145.80p	5.10	3.62 %	1,414,258
DSGI	DSG International	26.43p	1.24	4.92 %	17,829,290
DNLM	Dunelm Group	386.30p	10.20	2.57 %	74,723
EAGA	Eaga	102.20p	1.80	1.73 %	325,340
EZJ	easyJet	377.40p	7.90	2.14 %	4,113,902
EFM	Edinburgh Dragon Trust	226.50p	4.50	2.03 %	121,693
EDIN	Edinburgh Inv Trust	416.80p	4.40	1.07 %	105,671
ELTA	Electra Private Equity	1,302.00p	13.00	1.01 %	10,294
ECM	Electrocomponents	224.00p	2.40	1.08 %	968,317
ELM	Elementis	86.75p	0.75	0.86 %	1,605,532
ENQ	EnQuest	116.80p	0.00	0.00 %	2,177,332
ETI	Enterprise Inns	92.75p	1.30	1.38 %	1,170,716
ERM	Euromoney Institutional Investor	585.00p	1.00	0.17 %	31,796
FCPT	F&C Commercial Property Trust	89.75p	0.70	0.79 %	187,436
FRCL	F&C Inv Trust	278.70p	2.70	0.98 %	277,907
FENR	Fenner	210.70p	1.10	0.52 %	328,512
FXPO	Ferrexpo	319.80p	13.80	4.51 %	1,278,440
FCSS	Fidelity China Special Situations	105.50p	0.40	0.38 %	607,640
FEV	Fidelity European Values	997.00p	4.00	0.40 %	36,718
FSV	Fidelity Special Values	553.00p	8.00	1.47 %	16,488
FDSA	Fidessa	1,371.00p	21.00	1.56 %	66,947
FLTR	Filtrona PLC	245.10p	0.10	0.04 %	302,872
FGP	FirstGroup	358.50p	5.90	1.62 %	1,905,193
FPT	Forth Ports	1,358.00p	0.00	0.00 %	250,848
GFRM	Galiform	67.70p	0.75	1.12 %	367,606
GMG	Game Group	73.35p	3.95	5.69 %	1,963,348
GRT	Gartmore Group	122.30p	3.30	2.77 %	815,282
GEMD	Gem Diamonds	193.50p	2.40	1.26 %	73,640
GSS	Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Ltd.	488.00p	4.00	0.83 %	50,613
GNS	Genus	719.00p	1.50	0.21 %	254,525
GKN	GKN	150.80p	1.10	0.72 %	4,270,054
GOG	Go-Ahead Group	1,178.00p	13.00	1.12 %	391,615
GRI	Grainger	113.60p	0.10	0.09 %	394,848
GPOR	Great Portland Estates	325.30p	2.00	0.61 %	967,038
GNK	Greene King	430.00p	5.00	1.18 %	887,904
GRG	Greggs	442.40p	4.20	0.94 %	267,115
HFD	Halfords Group	503.00p	0.50	0.10 %	606,172
HLMA	Halma	287.40p	3.40	1.20 %	495,845
HSN	Hansen Transmissions International	59.15p	0.15	0.25 %	482,378
HSTN	Hansteen Holdings	63.50p	0.40	0.63 %	178,231
HL	Hargreaves Lansdown	390.00p	0.00	0.00 %	331,415
HAS	Hays	99.00p	1.45	1.49 %	5,476,477
HLCL	Helical Bar	286.00p	3.00	1.06 %	86,606
HGG	Henderson Group	132.00p	0.30	0.23 %	1,315,864
HOIL	Heritage Oil	329.80p	11.90	3.74 %	1,421,577
HIK	Hikma Pharmaceuticals	796.50p	6.00	0.75 %	115,103
HSX	Hiscox	360.50p	5.10	1.39 %	246,501
HOC	Hochschild Mining	369.60p	7.10	1.96 %	776,124
HSV	Homeserve	482.60p	8.40	1.77 %	119,609
HICL	HSBC Infrastructure Company Ltd.	115.20p	0.20	0.17 %	237,748
HTG	Hunting	624.00p	13.00	2.04 %	109,617
IGG	IG Group Holdings	510.50p	12.50	2.39 %	1,521,271
IMG	Imagination Technologies	366.60p	10.50	2.95 %	287,752
IMI	IMI	743.50p	15.00	2.06 %	1,636,764
IEM	Impax Environmental Markets	110.20p	0.30	0.27 %	124,949
INCH	Inchcape	282.90p	4.60	1.65 %	2,018,857
INF	Informa	402.50p	1.20	0.30 %	616,689
ICP	Intermediate Capital Group	284.80p	0.20	0.07 %	820,816
IPF	International Personal Finance	245.00p	4.00	1.61 %	821,539
INPP	International Public Partnership..	111.50p	0.40	0.36 %	779,730
ITE	ITE Group	152.10p	0.10	0.07 %	456,078
ITV	ITV	59.15p	0.05	0.08 %	17,368,379
JLT	Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group	570.50p	5.00	0.87 %	77,034
JD	JD Sports Fashion	777.00p	10.00	1.27 %	8,426
JDW	JD Wetherspoon	429.70p	6.40	1.47 %	144,490
JKX	JKX Oil & Gas	313.80p	7.60	2.48 %	338,091
WG	John Wood Group	382.00p	8.40	2.25 %	1,427,424
JAM	JPMorgan American Inv Trust	715.50p	14.00	2.00 %	32,099
JAI	JPMorgan Asian Inv Trust	203.30p	3.70	1.85 %	81,065
JMG	JPMorgan Emerging Markets Inv Tr..	554.00p	7.00	1.28 %	51,040
JESC	JPMorgan European Smaller Compan..	692.00p	14.00	2.06 %	30,165
JII	JPMorgan Indian Inv Trust	432.00p	3.90	0.91 %	192,427
KLR	Keller Group	579.50p	4.00	0.69 %	89,789
KESA	Kesa Electricals	133.10p	0.90	0.67 %	1,364,119
KIE	Kier Group	1,038.00p	10.00	0.97 %	6,627
LAD	Ladbrokes	135.90p	0.20	0.15 %	948,147
LRD	Laird	135.00p	1.40	1.05 %	296,330
LAM	Lamprell	304.00p	36.40	13.60 %	820,196
LRE	Lancashire Holdings	539.00p	5.50	1.03 %	1,129,868
LWDB	Law Debenture Corp.	309.50p	4.50	1.48 %	53,546
LOG	Logica	117.00p	2.10	1.83 %	3,925,101
LSE	London Stock Exchange Group	700.00p	0.00	0.00 %	218,256
MARS	Marston's	94.80p	0.20	0.21 %	600,695
MCB	Mcbride	157.50p	2.50	1.56 %	2,793,019
MGGT	Meggitt	272.90p	0.40	0.15 %	1,359,397
MRO	Melrose	266.90p	0.50	0.19 %	6,013,859
MRS	Melrose Resources	292.30p	2.70	0.92 %	74,654
MRC	Mercantile Inv Trust	958.50p	3.50	0.37 %	52,411
MRCH	Merchants Trust	372.30p	5.90	1.61 %	96,797
MPI	Michael Page International	433.50p	8.90	2.10 %	1,357,965
MCRO	Micro Focus International Plc	315.80p	7.60	2.47 %	840,441
MLC	Millennium & Copthorne Hotels	505.00p	2.00	0.40 %	214,843
MSY	Misys	284.90p	0.40	0.14 %	2,142,312
MAB	Mitchells & Butlers	304.80p	0.30	0.10 %	862,484
MTO	Mitie Group	204.80p	0.40	0.19 %	394,872
MNDI	Mondi	498.10p	0.80	0.16 %	1,442,311
MONY	Moneysupermarket.com	71.50p	0.15	0.21 %	83,133
MNKS	Monks Inv Trust	308.40p	4.90	1.61 %	190,247
MGCR	Morgan Crucible	207.20p	0.20	0.10 %	427,600
MTC	Mothercare	543.00p	3.50	0.64 %	378,309
MUT	Murray Income Trust	592.00p	5.50	0.94 %	27,555
MYI	Murray International Trust	871.00p	20.00	2.35 %	85,837
NEX	National Express Group	236.10p	1.50	0.64 %	775,565
NWG	Northumbrian Water Group	339.80p	1.40	0.41 %	993,687
PIC	Pace	207.00p	0.70	0.34 %	784,699
PAG	Paragon Group Of Companies	142.00p	2.00	1.43 %	154,210
PRTY	PartyGaming	271.70p	0.20	0.07 %	851,333
PNN	Pennon Group	590.50p	1.00	0.17 %	623,309
PLI	Perpetual Income & Growth Inv Tr..	227.10p	1.10	0.49 %	79,408
PSN	Persimmon	392.40p	0.60	0.15 %	2,058,397
POG	Petropavlovsk	1,138.00p	17.00	1.52 %	798,546
PCT	Polar Cap Technology Trust	294.60p	8.60	3.01 %	198,815
PFL	Premier Farnell	239.90p	3.30	1.39 %	542,893
PFD	Premier Foods	20.94p	3.62	20.90 %	15,203,101
PMO	Premier Oil	1,616.00p	54.00	3.46 %	382,845
PRW	Promethean World	131.00p	3.00	2.34 %	1,028,690
PFG	Provident Financial	849.50p	6.00	0.71 %	319,024
PUB	Punch Taverns	86.35p	0.15	0.17 %	2,336,699
PZC	PZ Cussons	326.60p	2.50	0.76 %	125,339
QQ	QinetiQ Group	114.20p	0.90	0.79 %	660,822
RNK	Rank Group	112.20p	2.30	2.01 %	127,443
RAT	Rathbone Brothers	855.50p	4.50	0.52 %	414,213
RDW	Redrow	122.20p	1.00	0.83 %	588,962
RGU	Regus	73.75p	0.00	0.00 %	883,306
RSW	Renishaw	869.00p	3.00	0.35 %	42,703
RTO	Rentokil Initial	99.60p	2.35	2.42 %	5,107,520
RSL	Resolution	252.40p	0.20	0.08 %	5,588,093
RTN	Restaurant Group	259.50p	0.70	0.27 %	516,872
RMV	Rightmove	695.00p	3.00	0.43 %	462,240
RCP	RIT Capital Partners	1,146.00p	10.00	0.88 %	58,270
RWD	Robert Wiseman	490.00p	13.00	2.73 %	1,410,781
ROR	Rotork	1,622.00p	4.00	0.25 %	75,830
RPS	RPS Group	176.70p	0.20	0.11 %	674,526
SMDR	Salamander Energy	239.80p	1.80	0.76 %	292,449
SVS	Savills	320.80p	0.20	0.06 %	73,404
SCIN	Scottish Inv Trust	435.10p	4.60	1.07 %	389,664
SMT	Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust	600.50p	12.50	2.13 %	176,338
SDL	SDL International	557.00p	18.00	3.13 %	1,570,298
SNR	Senior	120.00p	1.60	1.35 %	834,296
SHB	Shaftesbury	430.80p	2.90	0.68 %	271,726
SKS	Shanks Group	100.00p	0.10	0.10 %	580,993
SHI	SIG	100.90p	0.40	0.40 %	1,734,118
SIA	Soco International	436.60p	40.00	8.39 %	2,861,663
SXS	Spectris	942.00p	19.00	2.06 %	139,656
SPX	Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1,635.00p	35.00	2.19 %	83,889
SPT	Spirent Communications	131.40p	0.30	0.23 %	379,285
SPD	Sports Direct International	114.00p	4.90	4.49 %	322,101
SSL	SSL International	1,158.00p	3.00	0.26 %	714,872
STJ	St James's Place	265.50p	6.50	2.51 %	337,367
SMP	St. Modwen Properties	168.10p	0.10	0.06 %	41,769
SGC	Stagecoach Group	186.50p	3.00	1.63 %	2,981,316
STHR	SThree	274.50p	13.90	5.33 %	104,947
STOB	Stobart Group Ltd.	139.40p	0.60	0.43 %	302,527
SGP	Supergroup	1,000.00p	8.00	0.79 %	46,824
SVI	SVG Capital	156.00p	2.90	1.83 %	79,873
SYR	Synergy Healthcare	705.50p	2.50	0.36 %	35,818
TALK	TalkTalk Telecom Group	128.30p	1.40	1.08 %	361,912
TALV	Talvivaara Mining Company	442.00p	15.50	3.63 %	434,861
TATE	Tate & Lyle	434.10p	1.40	0.32 %	2,109,898
TW	Taylor Wimpey	28.42p	0.04	0.14 %	16,230,261
TCY	Telecity Group	488.00p	3.60	0.74 %	1,247,875
TMPL	Temple Bar Inv Trust	785.00p	1.50	0.19 %	24,504
TEM	Templeton Emerging Markets Inv T..	560.00p	3.00	0.54 %	508,171
TCG	Thomas Cook Group	192.00p	0.40	0.21 %	1,693,783
TOMK	Tomkins	323.10p	0.40	0.12 %	5,639,287
TRY	TR Property Inv Trust	147.90p	1.90	1.30 %	215,651
TRYS	TR Property Inv Trust Sigma Shares	66.75p	1.75	2.69 %	6,247
TPK	Travis Perkins	804.50p	6.00	0.75 %	860,706
TLPR	Tullett Prebon	389.60p	6.20	1.62 %	309,613
UKCM	UK Commercial Property Trust	77.00p	0.75	0.96 %	140,878
ULE	Ultra Electronics Holdings	1,732.00p	5.00	0.29 %	47,032
UTG	Unite Group	197.70p	0.90	0.45 %	145,230
UBM	United Business Media	578.50p	4.00	0.69 %	427,587
VCT	Victrex	1,122.00p	22.00	2.00 %	123,024
WEIR	Weir Group	1,306.00p	35.00	2.75 %	609,367
WSM	Wellstream Holdings	556.00p	4.00	0.71 %	164,804
SMWH	WH Smith	420.90p	7.40	1.79 %	120,383
WMH	William Hill	174.00p	1.10	0.63 %	1,834,971
WTAN	Witan Inv Trust	446.30p	4.10	0.93 %	53,677
XCH	Xchanging	135.10p	3.80	2.74 %	288,771
YELL	Yell Group	16.75p	1.04	5.85 %	44,670,071

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