The FTSE 100 shares up most this year as stock market keeps hitting new record highs

The FTSE 100 reached a record 8,393 earlier this week, having increased by more than 9 per cent since the start of 2024.

That was the leading UK stock market index’s 12th fresh closing peak in a month, equalling a record dating back to 1984.

While investors will be cheered by a 9.3 per cent return by mid-May, some FTSE 100 shares have grown by much more – with the top three rising 49 per cent, 42 per cent and 39 per cent, respectively.

We reveal the ten biggest risers in the FTSE 100 this year and look at why these big blue-chip companies have led the way on the UK stock market.

Highest risers: NatWest Group is the strongest-performing blue-chip stock so far this year, followed by aerospace giant Rolls-Royce and fellow banking firm Barclays

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