READ ME File For 'DATASET for Stock Prediction by Deep Learning' Dataset DOI:https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/PG/D358 Description: The Excel file contains a collection of daily stock returns derived from the closing prices of 1,300 stocks between 2016 and 2020, obtained via the Finnhub Stock API, along with corresponding sentiment scores. This dataset was prepared for use in predictive modelling. Date of data collection 2016-01-01 to 2020-12-30 Publisher: University of Southampton, U.K. Date: April 2026