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FTSE 250 (FTSE250) index history
Every LSE trading session of FTSE 250 from Dec 31, 1985 to Sep 28, 2026: 10,294 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
FTSE250 adjusted close, 1985 to 2026
- £24,939
- All time high, 2026
- £25,135
- 52 week high, £20,627 low
- 10,294
- Daily sessions since 1985
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1985 to 2026 series and minute bars.
FTSE250 key facts
- FTSE 250 (FTSE250) closed at £24,335 on Sep 28, 2026 on LSE.
- FTSE250's all time high close is £24,939, set on Aug 28, 2026; its all time low close is £1,379 on Jan 21, 1986.
- FTSE250's 52 week range is £20,627 to £25,135.
- FTSE250 returned +12.2% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +5.2% over five years.
- Over ten years FTSE250 returned +37%, +3.2% a year compounded.
- FTSE250's deepest drawdown was -55.1% from May 23, 2007 to Nov 21, 2008.
- DataCedar holds 10,294 daily sessions of FTSE250 history from Dec 31, 1985 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
FTSE250 price chart, 1985 to 2026
FTSE250 returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.4% |
| 3 months | +5.1% |
| 6 months | +16.1% |
| Year to date | +7.9% |
| 1 year | +12.2% |
| 3 years | +34.5% |
| 5 years | +5.2% |
| 10 years | +36.8% |
| Since Dec 31, 1985 | +1,623% |
| Compound annual growth, 40.7 years | +7.2% |
FTSE250 records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- £24,939 on Aug 28, 2026
- All time low close
- £1,379 on Jan 21, 1986
- 52 week high
- £25,135 on Jun 19, 2026
- 52 week low
- £20,627 on Mar 23, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -55.1% from May 23, 2007 to Nov 21, 2008, recovered Dec 12, 2012
- Best single session
- +8.4% on Mar 24, 2020
- Worst single session
- -11.3% on Oct 20, 1987
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 12.7%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 51%
- Growth of 1 since 1985
- 17.2×
- Best calendar year
- 2009, +46%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -40%
FTSE250 price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1985 starts on Dec 31, 1985; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £22,470 | £25,135 | £20,627 | £24,335 | +8.3% | 68.4B | 187 |
| 2025 | £20,623 | £22,603 | £17,393 | £22,470 | +9.0% | 85.7B | 253 |
| 2024 | £19,690 | £21,786 | £18,762 | £20,623 | +4.7% | 79.8B | 254 |
| 2023 | £18,853 | £20,615 | £16,764 | £19,690 | +4.4% | 69.5B | 251 |
| 2022 | £23,481 | £24,007 | £16,521 | £18,853 | -19.7% | 83B | 250 |
| 2021 | £20,488 | £24,354 | £19,879 | £23,481 | +14.6% | 80.7B | 253 |
| 2020 | £21,883 | £22,114 | £12,374 | £20,488 | -6.4% | 99.9B | 254 |
| 2019 | £17,502 | £22,063 | £17,250 | £21,883 | +25.0% | 78.8B | 253 |
| 2018 | £20,726 | £21,372 | £17,055 | £17,502 | -15.6% | 85.4B | 253 |
| 2017 | £18,077 | £20,735 | £18,041 | £20,726 | +14.7% | 83.4B | 252 |
| 2016 | £17,430 | £18,607 | £14,952 | £18,077 | +3.7% | 61.8B | 253 |
| 2015 | £16,085 | £18,393 | £15,752 | £17,430 | +8.4% | 59B | 253 |
| 2014 | £15,935 | £16,728 | £14,193 | £16,085 | +0.9% | 59B | 253 |
| 2013 | £12,375 | £15,938 | £12,375 | £15,935 | +28.8% | 59.9B | 253 |
| 2012 | £10,103 | £12,441 | £10,103 | £12,375 | +22.5% | 65.3B | 251 |
| 2011 | £11,559 | £12,211 | £9,389 | £10,103 | -12.6% | 72.5B | 251 |
| 2010 | £9,307 | £11,631 | £8,955 | £11,559 | +24.2% | 88B | 253 |
| 2009 | £6,361 | £9,591 | £5,718 | £9,307 | +46.3% | 99.5B | 253 |
| 2008 | £10,658 | £10,781 | £5,491 | £6,361 | -40.3% | 131.2B | 254 |
| 2007 | £11,178 | £12,282 | £10,108 | £10,658 | -4.7% | 168.6B | 253 |
| 2006 | £8,794 | £11,202 | £8,664 | £11,178 | +27.1% | 156.5B | 252 |
| 2005 | £6,937 | £8,830 | £6,705 | £8,794 | +26.8% | 0 | 252 |
| 2004 | £5,802 | £6,938 | £5,793 | £6,937 | +19.6% | 0 | 254 |
| 2003 | £4,321 | £5,852 | £3,784 | £5,802 | +34.3% | 0 | 253 |
| 2002 | £5,939 | £6,204 | £4,077 | £4,319 | -27.3% | 0 | 252 |
| 2001 | £6,549 | £6,793 | £4,649 | £5,939 | -9.3% | 0 | 253 |
| 2000 | £6,450 | £7,167 | £5,896 | £6,548 | +1.6% | 0 | 252 |
| 1999 | £4,857 | £6,450 | £4,826 | £6,445 | +32.8% | 0 | 252 |
| 1998 | £4,790 | £5,971 | £4,248 | £4,855 | +1.4% | 0 | 252 |
| 1997 | £4,474 | £4,964 | £4,384 | £4,788 | +6.6% | 0 | 253 |
| 1996 | £4,028 | £4,569 | £4,015 | £4,490 | +11.7% | 0 | 254 |
| 1995 | £3,500 | £4,021 | £3,295 | £4,021 | +14.8% | 0 | 252 |
| 1994 | £3,799 | £4,167 | £3,339 | £3,502 | -7.6% | 0 | 252 |
| 1993 | £2,864 | £3,816 | £2,860 | £3,791 | +32.4% | 0 | 254 |
| 1992 | £2,372 | £2,863 | £2,158 | £2,863 | +21.1% | 0 | 253 |
| 1991 | £2,099 | £2,642 | £2,007 | £2,365 | +11.9% | 0 | 253 |
| 1990 | £2,663 | £2,721 | £1,954 | £2,113 | -20.1% | 0 | 253 |
| 1989 | £2,163 | £2,769 | £2,163 | £2,646 | +21.6% | 0 | 252 |
| 1988 | £2,056 | £2,336 | £2,011 | £2,176 | +10.2% | 0 | 252 |
| 1987 | £1,820 | £2,804 | £1,688 | £1,974 | +8.6% | 0 | 253 |
| 1986 | £1,417 | £1,818 | £1,379 | £1,818 | +28.7% | 0 | 253 |
| 1985 | £1,413 | £1,413 | £1,413 | £1,413 | n/a | 0 | 1 |
FTSE250 monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | £24,335 | -2.4% |
| August 2026 | £24,939 | +4.0% |
| July 2026 | £23,975 | +4.2% |
| June 2026 | £23,014 | -1.8% |
| May 2026 | £23,426 | +4.3% |
| April 2026 | £22,465 | +5.9% |
| March 2026 | £21,204 | -10.7% |
| February 2026 | £23,757 | +2.2% |
| January 2026 | £23,253 | +3.5% |
| December 2025 | £22,470 | +1.4% |
| November 2025 | £22,165 | -0.0% |
| October 2025 | £22,171 | +0.7% |
About the FTSE250 data
Daily bars. 10,294 sessions from Dec 31, 1985 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per LSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are LSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in GBP. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Dec 31, 1985, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/FTSE250/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on LSE
Common questions
FTSE250 share price history
