Shares that like April
The following table lists the five FTSE 350 shares that have the best returns in April over the last ten years. For example, Menzies has an average return of 12.6% for the month of April. Each stock has risen in April in nine of the past ten years.
| Company | TIDM | Avg(%) |
| Menzies (John) | MNZS | 12.6 |
| Xaar | XAR | 10.0 |
| Diploma | DPLM | 6.8 |
| Royal Dutch Shell | RDSB | 5.6 |
| Severn Trent | SVT | 4.1 |
Shares that dislike April
The following table lists the four FTSE 350 shares that have the worst returns in April over the last ten years. For example, Balfour Beatty has an average return of -4.1% for the month of April. All four stocks have fallen in April in at least eight of the past yen years.
| Company | TIDM | Avg(%) |
| Balfour Beatty | BBY | -4.1 |
| Centamin | CEY | -2.8 |
| Shire | SHP | -0.8 |
| UNITE Group | UTG | 0.5 |
An equally-weighted portfolio of the above strong April stocks would have out-performed every year an equally-weighted portfolio of the above weak April stocks by an average of 9.6 percentage points in April for the past ten years.
