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Software ==>	Power BI (111 exercises)
Topic ==>	Query editor (8 exercises)
Level ==>	Relatively easy
Subject ==>	Power BI training

Use Query Editor to load and tidy up a list of FTSE share prices

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file.

Create a new Power BI report.

Load the data from the workbook in the above folder - you should see something like this:

The initial list of shares, which is begging to be tidied up!

In Query Editor, carry out the following transforms:

Choose to Use First Row as Headers (this may not always be necessary).
Remove all but the first, second and fifth columns.
Rename the remaining columns as shown below.

You should now be looking at something like this:

The remaining table of data.

Your prices are left-aligned, which suggests that Power BI is treating them as text. Change the data types of the last two columns so that they are (decimal) numbers:

Better - now we can do arithmetic on these columns ...

Choose to add a new column:

Choose to add a column using this icon.

Create a column which subtracts the last closing price from the current one, rename it and sort by it to get:

It's been a good day today for holders of shares in NMC Health PLC.

Save this data back into Power BI proper, and use it to create a simple table:

Totals would be meaningless in this context, so you should choose not to display them.

Save this report as Equity, then close it down.

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Use Query Editor to load and tidy up a list of FTSE share prices

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