Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Shares in British Petroleum (BP) rose by two pence to 684.5 pence and Shell oil stocks rose by 11 pence to 1,050.5 pence. Banking shares rose after dealers predicted there would be further consolidation in the world's banking system.

predicted