BSB123 ASSESSMENT ITEM 2

Research Report

The Australian Stock Market

Done By:

Azhar
Executive Summary

Technical Report

1 a. Distribution

1 Year Return

Mean -0.014828982
Standard Error 0.015449296
Median -0.004595752
Mode #N/A
Standard Deviation 0.217939135
Sample Variance 0.047497466
Kurtosis 51.24341238
Skewness -5.354057604
Range 2.753382499
Minimum -2.19638457
Maximum 0.556997928
Sum -2.950967369
Count 199

1 year return
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Scatter Plot 1 year Return

b. Bi-Variate Relationships

1 year return & industry sector

Average of 1 year
Sector return
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY -0.50%
CONSUMER STAPLES -4.62%
ENERGY -3.63%
FINANCIALS -3.20%
HEALTH CARE -12.13%
INDUSTRIALS 0.35%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4.82%
MATERIALS 5.38%
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES -4.44%
UTILITIES -22.42%
Grand Total -1.54%

Sectors
10.00%

5.00%

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1 year return & analyst opinion

Average of 1 year
Analyst Opinion return
BUY 2.05%
HOLD -1.75%
SELL -21.49%
Grand Total -1.54%

Analyst Opinion
8%
7%

BUY
HOLD
SELL

85%

Pie Chart

1 Year return and earnings growth

 Average of 1 year Average of Earnings
return Growth
-1.54% 0.21%

-1.54% 0.21% Average of 1 year return

Average of Earnings
Total Growth

-2.00% -1.50% -1.00% -0.50% 0.00% 0.50%

Cylinder Chart

2 a. Historical Data
 Values
Average of Average of Average of Average of
Row Labels S&P/ASX200 FTSE100 NIKKEI225 S&P500
2000 3,208 6,372 17,162 1,427
2001 3,302 5,561 12,114 1,194
2002 3,225 4,597 10,119 995
2003 3,072 4,051 9,313 965
2004 3,550 4,522 11,181 1,131
2005 4,313 5,159 12,421 1,207
2006 5,118 5,922 16,121 1,310
2007 6,208 6,404 16,984 1,477
2008 4,993 5,366 12,152 1,221
2009 4,085 4,569 9,348 948
Grand Total 4,107 5,251 12,688 1,187

20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000 Average of S&P/ASX200
Average of FTSE100
8,000
Average of NIKKEI225
6,000 Average of S&P500
4,000
2,000
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Trend lines