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FTSE™ 250

 
 
noun [S] (also FTSE™ 250 Index, also FTSE™ 250 Share Index) STOCK MARKET

Definition

a series of numbers published by the Financial Times™ newspaper that shows the changing average value of the share prices of 250 middle-sized British companies on the London Stock Exchange, not including the companies that are in the FTSE™ 100: The FTSE 250 finished 33 points higher at 6,913.2 - its highest closing this year.
(Definition of FTSE™ 250 noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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