AIM on a high

INTEREST in the AIM junior stock market has surged in the past year as investors pile into its most successful firms, a study reveals.

Companies listed on AIM have seen daily trading in their shares climb by 41pc over the last 12 months, accountant UHY Hacker Young said.

The average value of stock changing hands every day reached £327,580 in 2017- 18 – up from £232,140 in 2016-17.