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Answer is A. a Capital Loss.
Holding Period returns includes Capital Gains / Losses and Income.
Capital Gains or Losses means Price at the Period minus Initial Cost.
In the given Problem, Price at the end of Period ($101.50) minus Initial Cost ($102) gives us loss of $0.50.
So there is a Capital Loss.
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