The best and worst stocks in the FTSE 250 over a decade

The average stock in the UK's FTSE 250 index delivered 222% to investors over a turbulent ten years to 2012.

Domino’s Pizza was the unlikely winner from the mid-cap index, returning 2,057% over the period, according to data from Morningstar. Industrial stock Cape would also have been worth backing, delivering a 1,745% return over the decade. Several stocks such as Tullow Oil, Weir, and Aggreko graduated from the FTSE 250 to the FTSE 100, helping to drive the performance of the mid-cap index until their promotion. Meanwhile, stocks including WH Smith, Rentokil, Logica, and Lonmin fell out of the blue-chip index and into the FTSE 250. Logica has seen its share price lose 72% over the decade...