International Finance

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International Finance
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Table of Contents
Answer to question 1.a)..............................................................................................................2
Answer to question 1.b).............................................................................................................3
Answer to question 2)................................................................................................................3
Answer to question 3.a)..............................................................................................................5
Answer to question 3.b).............................................................................................................6
Answer to question 3.c)..............................................................................................................7
Answer to question 4.a)..............................................................................................................8
Answer to question 4.b).............................................................................................................8
Answer to question 5.a)..............................................................................................................9
Answer to question 5.b).............................................................................................................9
References:...............................................................................................................................10
Appendices:..............................................................................................................................11

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Answer to question 1.a)
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 71.300 3.483% Bank inquiry being testified
Wesfarmers Limited 31.890 0.918% Positive analyst review on share price movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.320 -2.521% Presentation provided to shareholders
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.650 -1.917% Boad member has been appointed
Portfolio Average -0.009%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 71.230 -0.098% Embarced by wrongdoing of the workers
Wesfarmers Limited 31.590 -0.941% Market movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.360 1.724% Ongoing disclosures by the organisation
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.680 0.451% Improvement in performance
Portfolio Average 0.284%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 70.370 -1.207% Market movement
Wesfarmers Limited 31.950 1.140% Positive analyst review on share price movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.400 1.695% Notice for disclosures
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.890 3.144% Adoption of Tahitian Dreamline
Portfolio Average 1.193%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 68.810 -2.217% Market movement
Wesfarmers Limited 31.280 -2.097% Market movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.450 2.083% Notice for disclosures
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.660 -3.338% occurance of fire incident
Portfolio Average -1.392%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 68.480 -0.480% Australia housing worst quarter
Wesfarmers Limited 31.430 0.480% Impact from Coles
Genesis Energy Limited 2.440 -0.408% Disclosure Notices (D&O Ongoing)
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.770 1.652% Return on equity report by analyst
Portfolio Average 0.311%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 71.910 5.009% News airticle from Analyst
Wesfarmers Limited 32.530 3.500% Market movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.500 2.459% Market movement
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.800 0.443% Market movement
Portfolio Average 2.853%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 71.890 -0.028% Market movement
Wesfarmers Limited 32.080 -1.383% Market movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.440 -2.400% Market movement
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.920 1.765% Market movement
Portfolio Average -0.512%
Name of the Company Closing Price (Weekly) Percentage Change News
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 71.660 -0.320% Warren Buffet to buy CBA
Wesfarmers Limited 31.950 -0.405% Positive analyst review on share price movement
Genesis Energy Limited 2.450 0.410% FY19 interim report disclosed
Auckland International Airport Limited 6.840 -1.156% Market movement
Portfolio Average -0.368%
Week 3 07-12-2018
Week 4 14-12-2018
Week 8 11-01-2019
Week 5 21-12-2018
Week 6 28-12-2018
Week 7 04-01-2019
Week 1 23-11-2018
Week 2 30-11-2018
The calculations conducted in the above table helps in identifying the return
generation capability of the created portfolio. The portfolio average returns of per week are

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also calculated to identify the changes in portfolio income, which is affected from news and
articles. The above figure provide information regarding the changes in share price value of
the selected stocks during the period of 8 weeks and depicts the major reason behind the price
movement. Investors create the portfolio by analyzing the current and future trends of the
organization, which eventually helps in supporting the short-term trades.
Answer to question 1.b)
Stock 16 November 2018
11 January
2019 Return
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 68.90 71.66 4.01%
Wesfarmers Limited 31.60 31.95 1.11%
Genesis Energy Limited 2.38 2.45 2.94%
Auckland International Airport
Limited
6.78 6.84
0.88%
Returns from the portfolio 2.23%
The portfolio returns is calculated in the above table, which indicates that return of
2.23% has been generated during the 8-week investment. The maximum returns were
generated from Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as it yielded a return of 4.01% in 8 weeks.
On the other hand, Auckland International Airport Limited generated the lowest returns of
0.88% during the investment period of 8 weeks.
Answer to question 2)