It has been an up and down year for the UK stock market but some names have really shone over the course of the last 12 months. In this article we go through the market cap ranks to identify the best performing large-, mid- and small-cap stocks in 2023.£5 billion+ market capWhile Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ) has dominated headlines globally as excitement around AI (artificial intelligence) helped drive i

Having hit a new record high during yesterday's session, the FTSE 100 today advances by a further seven points to 7,628. Miners and financial companies led the way including a 1.4% gain from Anglo American (AAL) and 1.1% hike from Old Mutual (OML).There was a notable absence of trading updates and financial results from large and mid-cap stocks.Among the select pieces of mid-cap news was further s

UK shares end the week on the back foot with investors perhaps a little perturbed by the US Fed's decision to hold off upping interest rates across the pond for now. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen's fairly cautious comments on the global economic scene are maybe good reason for investors to remain cautious for now.The effect on the FTSE 100 is to push the UK's blue-chip index around 35 points in to t

'Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can't buy what is popular and do well.' Warren Buffett's famous quotation certainly resonates with gold mining equities. Five years ago you couldn't move for every Tom, Dick and Harry talking about the merits of the sector, giving you tips on hot prospects and everyone declaring them

Many funds would seek to cut their losses and dispose of investments when valuations are decimated, as witnessed across the mining sector. Yet Baker Steel Resources Trust (BSRT) is taking a contrarian approach and is seeking to increase its stake in nearly every company currently in its mining-focused portfolio. It also wants to raise a large amount of cash to buy more assets, claiming we're near

Latham (James) (LTHM:AIM) 577.5pSheet and hardwood supplier Latham has been consistently profitable for the past 10 years, more than doubling operating profit in the same period. The Hemel Hempstead-based company is expected to grow earnings per share 19% to 39.5p this year.Leaf Clean Energy (LEAF:AIM) 34pRenewable energy investor Leaf Clean is a closed-end fund in run-off. At a meeting in July 20

With the FTSE 100 broadly flat early on, as the clock ticks down to Thursday's Scottish referendum, funeral services provider Dignity (DTY) gathers up 35p or 2.4% to £14.67 on news the highly cash-generative company plans to return £54 million or £1 a share to investors. This latest capital return, Dignity's fourth since flotation in 2004, will arise following a proposed refinancing that will s