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The Bull Case for UK Small and Mid-Cap Stocks

The FTSE 100 has stormed ahead this year. Is it time for the UK’s smaller stocks to shine?
Stock price information displayed on a board at the London Stock Exchange Group Plc office atrium in the City of London.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Not so very long ago (just at the start of this year in fact), I was getting rather excited about the prospect of the UK’s headline index, the FTSE 100, finally hitting 10,000. “Excited” may be overstating matters, I’ll admit, but it’s been a long old slog to get there.