Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.58% (Apr 24’19) | 4.59% (Apr 17’19) | 0.01% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 3,785.98 (Apr 24’19) | 2,768.90 (Apr 17’19) | 36.73% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.34% (Apr 25’19) | 5.34% (Apr 18’19) | 0.00% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.49% (Apr 25’19) | 9.40% (Apr 18’19) | 0.09% |
Spread | 4.15% (Apr 25’19) | 4.06% (Apr 18’19) | 0.09% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 10.30% (Dec ’18) | 11.45% (Sep ’18) | 1.15% |
Major Local Economic Indices
GDP Growth Rate | 8.13% (FY ’19) | 7.86% (FY ’18) | 0.27% |
Inflation (12 Months Average) | 5.48% (Mar ‘19) | 5.49% (Feb ‘19) | 0.01% |
Export | 3340.23 (Mar ’19) | 3054.65 (Mar ’18) | 9.35% |
Import (C&F) | 4,703.90 (Feb ’19) | 5,019.10 (Feb ’18) | 6.28% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,458.68 (Mar ’19) | 1,299.77 (Mar ’18) | 12.23% |
FX Reserve | 32,106.50 (Apr 24’19) | 33,158.91 (Apr 24’18) | 3.17% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,266.17946 (Apr 25’19) | 5,321.41026 (Apr 18’19) | 1.04% |
CSCX | 9769.8849 (Apr 25’19) | 9,842.9272 (Apr 18’19) | 0.74% |
CASPI | 16,146.4946 (Apr 25’19) | 16,264.9517 (Apr 18’19) | 0.73% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 22,307.58 (Apr 25’19) | 22,125.73 (Apr 18’19) | 0.82% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 26,597.05 (Apr 25’19) | 26,449.54 (Apr 18’19) | 0.56% |
FTSE 100 | 7,445.95 (Apr 25’19) | 7,471.32 (Apr 18’19) | 0.34% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation5 | GDP Growth Rate2 | Unemployment Rate |
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G8 | United States | 1.90% | 2.20% 5 | 3.80%5 |
Great Britain | 1.90% | 0.20% | 3.90% 4 |
Euro Zone | 1.40% | 0.20% | 7.80% 4 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 2.30% | 1.40% 5 | 3.80% 5 |
India | 2.86% | 1.60% | 3.53%1 |
Germany | 1.30% | 0.00% | 3.10% 4 |
Singapore | 0.60% | 2.00% 5 | 2.20%5 |
21-Mar’2019, 28-Mar’2019, 04-Apr’2019, 11-Apr’2019, 18-Apr’2019, 25-Apr’2019
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 75.26 | 71.53 | 5.21% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,277.79 | 1,272.36 | 0.43% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 437.75 | 449.75 | 2.67% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 28.29 | 28.76 | 1.63% |
*Current Period refers to April 25’19 & Earlier Period Refers to April 18’19
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1191. Previous week’s rate was 1.1301, change -0.97%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.2928. Previous week’s rate was 1.3045, change -0.90%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 111.9200. Previous week’s closing price was 112.0100, change -0.08%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.7032. Previous week’s rate was 0.7182, change -2.09%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- AL-ARAFAH BANK : The Board of Directors has recommended 15% cash and 2% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Date of AGM: 22.06.2019, Time: 11:00 AM. Venue: Own Premises, 63/1, Purana Paltan (Beside of Al-Arafah Tower), Dhaka – 1000. Record Date: 19.05.2019. The Company has also reported Consolidated EPS of Tk. 2.35, Consolidated NAV per share of Tk. 20.80 and Consolidated NOCFPS of Tk. (13.18) for the year ended on December 31, 2018 .
- AB BANK : The Company has informed that Mr. Muhammad A. (Rumee) Ali has been elected as the Chairman of the Company.
Week in History
- April 22, 1864 – In God We Trust” was included on all newly minted U.S. coins by an Act of Congress.
- April 23, 1564 – William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-on-Avon, England. Renowned as the most influential writer in the English language, he created 36 plays and 154 sonnets, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice.
- April 24, 1800 – The Library of Congress was established in Washington, D.C. It is America’s oldest federal cultural institution and the world’s largest library.
- April 26, 1994 – Multiracial elections were held for the first time in the history of South Africa. With approximately 18 million blacks voting, Nelson Mandela was elected president and F.W. de Klerk vice president.
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.