Introduction

The purpose of this report is to analyze and present the performance of a portfolio of stock consisting of five stocks listed on The London Stock Exchange. Stocks were chosen randomly from different sectors and thus the resulting portfolio is a diversified portfolio with representation from various sectors. The report contains the discussion about the market capitalization, issued capital and the description about the sectors they belong to. The price movement of the stocks included in the portfolio, for the period of 30th November 2016 to 30th November 2019 has been presented graphically and has been analyzed outlining the best and worst performer stock out of all. The final section of the report contains the analysis of the risk characteristics of the stock compared with the market. The systematic and unsystematic component of each stock has been scrutinized comprehensively and presented in a detailed manner.

Discussion

1A.

The following table demonstrates the sectors to which all the stocks included in the portfolio, belongs to: