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Date Qantas Airways Limited (QAN.AX) Singapore Airlines Limited (C6L.SI) Cathay Pacific Airlines (0293.HK) 1/3/2021 5 5.24 7.29 2/3/2021 4.89 5.18 7.4 3/3/2021 5.03 5.21 7.41
Date | Qantas Airways Limited (QAN.AX) | Singapore Airlines Limited (C6L.SI) | Cathay Pacific Airlines (0293.HK) |
1/3/2021 | 5 | 5.24 | 7.29 |
2/3/2021 | 4.89 | 5.18 | 7.4 |
3/3/2021 | 5.03 | 5.21 | 7.41 |
4/3/2021 | 5.08 | 5.15 | 7.46 |
5/3/2021 | 5.1 | 5.15 | 7.41 |
8/3/2021 | 5.02 | 5.15 | 7 |
9/3/2021 | 5.14 | 5.31 | 7.1 |
10/3/2021 | 5.17 | 5.22 | 7.06 |
11/3/2021 | 5.3 | 5.32 | 7.39 |
12/3/2021 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 7.36 |
15/3/2021 | 5.5 | 5.63 | 7.56 |
16/3/2021 | 5.48 | 5.66 | 7.56 |
17/3/2021 | 5.45 | 5.67 | 7.71 |
18/3/2021 | 5.41 | 5.71 | 7.89 |
19/3/2021 | 5.35 | 5.7 | 7.62 |
22/3/2021 | 5.33 | 5.68 | 7.63 |
23/3/2021 | 5.21 | 5.64 | 7.25 |
24/3/2021 | 5.13 | 5.53 | 6.91 |
25/3/2021 | 5.11 | 5.59 | 7.09 |
26/3/2021 | 5.11 | 5.54 | 7.2 |
29/3/2021 | 5.07 | 5.55 | 7.21 |
30/3/2021 | 5 | 5.61 | 7.32 |
31/3/2021 | 5.09 | 5.55 | 7.25 |
1/4/2021 | 5.1 | 5.59 | 7.24 |
6/4/2021 | 5.26 | 5.59 | 7.23 |
7/4/2021 | 5.4 | 5.64 | 7.23 |
8/4/2021 | 5.42 | 5.7 | 7.1 |
9/4/2021 | 5.45 | 5.69 | 7.06 |
12/4/2021 | 5.32 | 5.72 | 7.07 |
13/4/2021 | 5.27 | 5.6 | 7.08 |
14/4/2021 | 5.21 | 5.53 | 7.02 |
15/4/2021 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.15 |
16/4/2021 | 5.18 | 5.34 | 7.13 |
19/4/2021 | 5.08 | 5.4 | 7.09 |
20/4/2021 | 5.01 | 5.23 | 6.94 |
21/4/2021 | 4.94 | 5.08 | 7 |
22/4/2021 | 5.01 | 4.99 | 6.9 |
23/4/2021 | 4.99 | 5.05 | 7.07 |
26/4/2021 | 4.93 | 5.03 | 7.1 |
27/4/2021 | 4.9 | 5.13 | 6.98 |
28/4/2021 | 4.97 | 5.3 | 6.93 |
29/4/2021 | 5 | 5.15 | 6.85 |
30/4/2021 | 4.95 | 5.13 | 6.7 |
3/5/2021 | 4.94 | 5.06 | 6.79 |
4/5/2021 | 4.93 | 4.95 | 6.67 |
5/5/2021 | 4.81 | 4.97 | 6.53 |
6/5/2021 | 4.74 | 4.82 | 6.51 |
7/5/2021 | 4.77 | 4.84 | 6.63 |
10/5/2021 | 4.71 | 4.95 | 6.62 |
11/5/2021 | 4.66 | 4.87 | 6.42 |
12/5/2021 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
13/5/2021 | 4.4 | 4.77 | 6.42 |
14/5/2021 | 4.45 | 4.5 | 6.39 |
17/5/2021 | 4.55 | 4.64 | 6.51 |
18/5/2021 | 4.6 | 4.86 | 6.52 |
19/5/2021 | 4.52 | 4.7 | 6.57 |
20/5/2021 | 4.68 | 4.76 | 6.63 |
21/5/2021 | 4.74 | 4.77 | 6.68 |
24/5/2021 | 4.72 | 4.74 | 6.77 |
25/5/2021 | 4.71 | 4.86 | 6.79 |
26/5/2021 | 4.67 | 4.96 | 6.77 |
27/5/2021 | 4.69 | 4.96 | 6.68 |
28/5/2021 | 4.81 | 4.98 | 6.65 |
31/5/2021 | 4.71 | 4.99 | 6.79 |
1/6/2021 | 4.71 | 4.95 | 6.8 |
2/6/2021 | 4.79 | 4.93 | 6.79 |
3/6/2021 | 4.91 | 4.9 | 6.76 |
4/6/2021 | 4.87 | 4.88 | 6.87 |
7/6/2021 | 4.78 | 4.9 | 6.94 |
8/6/2021 | 4.84 | 5.02 | 7.06 |
9/6/2021 | 4.81 | 5.12 | 7.07 |
10/6/2021 | 4.77 | 5.15 | 6.99 |
11/6/2021 | 4.71 | 5.13 | 6.87 |
15/6/2021 | 4.72 | 5.08 | 6.88 |
16/6/2021 | 4.72 | 4.92 | 6.93 |
17/6/2021 | 4.71 | 4.99 | 7.09 |
18/6/2021 | 4.85 | 5.05 | 6.93 |
21/6/2021 | 4.67 | 4.98 | 6.91 |
22/6/2021 | 4.73 | 4.98 | 6.86 |
23/6/2021 | 4.72 | 5.02 | 6.81 |
e. (4 marks) Suppose that you invest 20% in Singapore Airlines Limited, 50% in Qantas Airways Limited and 30% in Cathay Pacific Airlines. Calculate the portfolio expected return, variance and standard deviation. f. (4 marks) How does the expected return and standard deviation change if you decide to invest 30% in Singapore Airlines Limited, 60% in Qantas Airways Limited, and 10% in Cathay Pacific Airlines? Explain your answers. g. (5 marks) Find the weights of Singapore Airlines Limited, Qantas Airways Limited and Cathay Pacific Airlines that will provide a daily return of 0.01% with the lowest level of risk. h. (5 marks) Plot a scatter diagram showing the portfolios from parts (e), (f) and (g), with the X-axis displaying standard deviation and the Y-axis displaying daily returns. i. (4 marks) If the daily risk-free rate is 0.1%, estimate the Sharpe ratio for the portfolios mentioned in parts (e), (f) and (g) and highlight the highest Sharpe ratio using conditional formatting.
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