Did you back any of these?

Below is a list of the top 10 performing shares with their percentage increase from the FTSE all share index for this year so far. Who would have thought that the top two spots would be taken by a company that needed rescuing and another struggling to make a profit but it's internet profile attracted interest from a bigger rival because it lacked that web presence.

Considering we are only 6 months into the year these are impressive returns, but can it last? Ocado, long a favorite of short sellers has seen an impressive return of over 200% so far. Anyone going short for any length of time would need deep pockets to keep those trades open.

Thomas Cook Group PLC 211.46
Ocado Group PLC 204.10
Xaar PLC 128.07
UK Mail Group PLC 75.88
Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC 71.84
easyJet PLC 66.88
CSR PLC 66.18
St Ives PLC 62.55
Lamprell PLC 62.23
Man Group PLC 61.88

http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/2271257/top-of-the-stocks-the-ten-best-uk-shares-of-2013-so-far