Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.52% (Mar 20’19) | 4.53% (Mar 14’19) | 0.01% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 5,388.03 (Mar 20’19) | 6,036.98 (Mar 14’19) | 12.04% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.34% (Mar 21’19) | 5.34% (Mar 14’19) | 0.00% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.49% (Mar 21’19) | 9.49% (Mar 14’19) | 0.00% |
Spread | 4.15% (Mar 21’19) | 4.15% (Mar 14’19) | 0.00% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 16.95% (Oct ’18) | 16.95% (Oct ’18) | 0.00% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 10.30% (Dec ’18) | 11.45% (Sep ’18) | 1.15% |
Major Local Economic Indices
GDP Growth Rate | 7.86% (FY ’18) | 7.28% (FY ’17) | 0.58% |
Inflation (12 Months Average) | 5.49% (Feb ‘19) | 5.51% (Jan ‘19) | 0.02% |
Export | 3,383.20 (Feb ’19) | 3,072.15 (Feb ’18) | 10.12% |
Import (C&F) | 6,120.80 (Jan ’19) | 5,255.00 (Jan ’18) | 16.48% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,317.73 (Feb ’19) | 1,149.08 (Feb ’18) | 14.68% |
FX Reserve | 31,694.22 (Mar 20’19) | 32,139.40 (Mar 20’18) | 1.39% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,570.15307 (Mar 21’19) | 5,655.81976 (Mar 14’19) | 1.51% |
CSCX | 10,370.4555 (Mar 21’19) | 10,514.7085 (Mar 14’19) | 1.37% |
CASPI | 17,108.8851 (Mar 21’19) | 17,351.2232 (Mar 14’19) | 1.40% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 21,608.92 (Mar 21’19) | 21,594.25 (Mar 14’19) | 0.07% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 25,745.67 (Mar 21’19) | 25,848.87 (Mar 14’19) | 0.40% |
FTSE 100 | 7,325.17 (Mar 21’19) | 7,228.28 (Mar 14’19) | 1.34% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation5 | GDP Growth Rate2 | Unemployment Rate |
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G8 | United States | 1.50% | 2.60% 5 | 3.80%5 |
Great Britain | 1.90% | 0.20% | 3.90% 4 |
Euro Zone | 1.50% | 0.20% | 7.80% 4 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 1.50% | 1.50% 5 | 3.80% 5 |
India | 2.57% | 1.50% | 6.10%1 |
Germany | 1.50% | 0.00% | 3.20% 4 |
Singapore | 0.40% | 1.40% 5 | 2.20%5 |
14-Feb’2019, 20-Feb’2019, 27-Feb’2019, 07-Mar’2019, 14-Mar’2019, 21-Mar’2019
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 68.36 | 65.12 | 4.98% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,318.11 | 1,299.28 | 1.45% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 463.75 | 458.50 | 1.15% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 29.39 | 29.43 | 0.14% |
*Current Period refers to March 21’19 & Earlier Period Refers to March 14’19
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1368. Previous week’s rate was 1.1339, change +0.26% |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.3220. Previous week’s rate was 1.3280, change -0.45%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 111.3200. Previous week’s closing price was 111.5600, change -0.22%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.7094. Previous week’s rate was 0.7115, change -0.30%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- PRIMEBANK : As per Regulation 19(1) of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (Listing) Regulations, 2015, the Company has informed that a meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on March 28, 2019 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended on December 31, 2018.
- EBLNRBMF : On the close of operation on March 14, 2019, the Fund has reported Net Asset Value (NAV) of Tk. 11.11 per unit on the basis of current market price and Tk. 10.76 per unit on the basis of cost price against face value of Tk. 10.00 whereas total Net Assets of the Fund stood at Tk. 2,490,457,916.00 on the basis of market price and Tk. 2,413,228,134.00 on the basis of cost price after considering all assets and liabilities of the Fund.
Week in History
- March 17, 1776 – Early in the American Revolutionary War the British completed their evacuation of Boston following a successful siege conducted by Patriots. The event is still commemorated in Boston as Evacuation Day.
- March 18, 1837 – Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th U.S. president was born in Caldwell, New Jersey. He was the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms and was also the only president to be married in the White House.
- March 21, 1943 – A suicide/assassination plot by German Army officers against Hitler failed as the conspirators were unable to locate a short fuse for the bomb which was to be carried in the coat pocket of General von Gersdorff to ceremonies Hitler was attending.
- March 23, 1775 – Patrick Henry ignited the American Revolution with a speech before the Virginia convention in Richmond, stating, “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”
Disclaimer: This Document has been prepared and issued by R&D, DBL on the basis of the public information available in the market, sources of data believed to be reliable. All reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the facts & information stated in the Document are accurate as on the date mentioned herein.