Business andEconomicsFestBEF - 2014

Young Investors(classes

9-11)Next

Stocks

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Rules: Stocks1. At the end of each round, read the

news items, deduce and decide which share to buy, in how much quantity and when to sell.

2. No short selling is allowed.

3. Not more than 50% of your net worth can be invested in one share.

4. You have 15 minutes in each round.

5. You must sell all shares in the last round.

Round 1: News1. The country`s largest public sector lender, ICICI Bank

plans to hire 1,500 professionals for consulting, analytics and delivery during the current financial year.

2. 2014 witnesses most tax defaulters in a decade.

3. Government’s decision to ban loose sale of cigarettes on hold.

4. ONGC board has approved third phase of redevelopment of its prime Mumbai High South oil and gas field at a cost of Rs 6,069.

5. Bharti Airtel and Apple today launched India’s first 4G on mobile, consumer base to grow.

6. Businessmen optimistic about Narendra Modi led BJP, expected to win.

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Round 1: New prices

Company New PriceAirtel 366ICICI 365Infosys 2010ITC 410ONGC 353

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Round II: News 1. Weak monsoon affects wheat output, flour

production declines.

2. Wipro chairman, Azim Premji back from retirement to revive the company.

3. Flipkart buys Amazon for Rs. 200.

4. Vodafone and Idea market share increases to 30.3% and 19.4% respectively.

5. RBI increases Reverse Repo Rate by 1%.

6. Government reduces subsidy on LPG gas cylinders price by 5%. Next

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Company New PriceAirtel 362ICICI 372Infosys 2000ITC 407ONGC 360

Round 2: New prices

Round III: News

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1. Barack Obama assassinated in White House, world mourns both financially and emotionally.

2. CBI finds Airtel guilty in 3G scam, fines Rs. 22,000 crores.

3. Government declares a hike of 15% on hotels’ water, electricity and gas fares, also asks hotels to go green.

4. Narayan Murthy sells his 0.38% stake.

5. Cyclone laila hits western coast of India, ‘Mumbai high” disrupted.

6. Raghuram Rajan decreases ‘Statutory Liquidity Ratio’ by 2.75%.

Company New PriceAirtel 350ICICI 388Infosys 1900ITC 404ONGC 340

Round 3: New prices

Currencies

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Rules: Currencies1.At the end of each round, read the

news items, deduce and decide which currency to buy, in how much quantity and when to sell.

2.No short selling is allowed.3.You can now invest 50% of your net

worth.4.You have 15 minutes in each round.5.You must sell all currencies in the

last round.

Round I: News1.UK sees rise in inflation rate by 1%.

2.Chinese IIP at 5 year low.

3.Worst snowstorm in a century hits New York, flights cancelled.

4.Geneva concludes 2014 Olympic Games with a glittering closing ceremony.

5.Luxury car demand at all time high, German exporters happy.

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Company New PriceUS Dollar 58Euro 80Pound 96Yuan 8Swiss franc 55

Round 1: New prices

Round II: News

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1.Gold demand in India at all time high.

2.US government finalizes plan to bring down government debt to 100% of GDP.

3.Companies flock to safe heaven currencies to illegally hoard their profits .

4.Catalonia inches closer to independence, tensions mount.

5.New shale gas reserves discovered near North Atlantic Ocean.

6.‘Non-performing assets (NPA’s)’ rise to 24.6% in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

Company New PriceUS Dollar 62Euro 79Pound 100Yuan 6Swiss franc 58

Round 2: New prices

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