The UK stock market has performed robustly over the past year, with several companies standing out significantly. In this article, we will examine the top-performing large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks of 2024, dissected across four different market valuation categories.£5 BILLION+ MARKET CAPAfter a stellar 2023, aeronautical engineer Rolls-Royce (RR.) has once again rallied hard during 2024

A healthy number of lesser-known businesses have done very well in share price terms since coming to market in the last two years, with price appreciation reflecting strong operational performances or the fact they sate voracious investor appetite for a particular theme.Readers will be familiar with high-profile post-pandemic newcomers on the London Stock Exchange (LSGE) trading above their issue

Making its debut on AIM today, Helium One Global (HE1:AIM) was up 89.4% on the 2.84p placing price from its oversubscribed £6 million fundraise in November to 5.38p.As its name suggests the company is a play on the helium sector and has 3,590 square kilometres of acreage in Tanzania, it came to the market through an amalgamation with cash shell Attis Oil & Gas which was struck earlier in November