Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.53% (Apr 30’19) | 4.58% (Apr 24’19) | 0.05% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 5,273.50 (Apr 30’19) | 3,785.95 (Apr 24’19) | 39.29% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.35% (May 02’19) | 5.34% (Apr 25’19) | 0.01% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.50% (May 02’19) | 9.49% (Apr 25’19) | 0.01% |
Spread | 4.15% (May 02’19) | 4.15% (Apr 25’19) | 0.00% |
| 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 | 32,122.87 (Apr 30’19) | 33,109.53 (Apr 30’18) | 2.98% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,286.75397 (May 02’19) | 5,266.17945 (Apr 25’19) | 1.04% |
CSCX | 9,783.5005 (May 02’19) | 9,769.8849 (Apr 25’19) | 0.14% |
CASPI | 16,160.7695 (May 02’19) | 16,146.4946 (Apr 25’19) | 0.09% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 22,258.73 (May 02’19) | 22,307.58 (Apr 25’19) | 0.22% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 26,430.14 (May 02’19) | 26,597.05 (Apr 25’19) | 0.63% |
FTSE 100 | 7,385.26 (May 02’19) | 7,445.95 (Apr 25’19) | 0.82% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation5 | GDP Growth Rate2 | Unemployment Rate |
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G8 | United States | 1.90% | 3.20% 5 | 3.80%5 |
Great Britain | 1.90% | 0.20% | 3.90% 4 |
Euro Zone | 1.40% | 0.40% | 7.70% 4 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 2.30% | 1.40% 5 | 3.80% 5 |
India | 2.86% | 1.60% | 3.53%1 |
Germany | 2.00% | 0.00% | 3.20% 4 |
Singapore | 0.60% | 2.00% 5 | 2.20%5 |
28-Mar’2019, 04-Apr’2019, 11-Apr’2019, 18-Apr’2019, 25-Apr’2019, 02-May’2019
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 71.81 | 75.26 | 4.58% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,271.71 | 1,277.79 | 0.47% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 437.75 | 437.75 | 0.00% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 27.68 | 28.29 | 2.15% |
*Current Period refers to May 02’19 & Earlier Period Refers to April 25’19
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1222. Previous week’s rate was 1.1191, change +0.28% |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.3058. Previous week’s rate was 1.2928, change +1.00%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 111.3700. Previous week’s closing price was 111.9200, change -0.49%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.7040. Previous week’s rate was 0.7032, change +0.11%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- ONE BANK : The Board of Directors has recommended 10% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Date of AGM: 01.08.2019, Time: 11:00 AM, Venue: Police Convention Hall, Eskaton Garden Road, Ramna, Dhaka-1000. Record date: 16.06.2019.
- NCC BANK : The Board of Directors has recommended 5% cash and 5% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Date of AGM: 30.07.2019, Time: 11:00 AM, Venue: Senamalancha, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. Record Date: 30.05.2019. The Company has also reported Consolidated EPS of Tk. 2.07, Consolidated NAV per share of Tk. 20.15 and Consolidated NOCFPS of Tk. 5.71 for the year ended on December 31, 2018 as against Tk. 2.09, Tk. 19.46 and Tk. 1.86 respectively for the same period of the previous year.
Week in History
- April 28, 1945 – Twenty-three years of Fascist rule in Italy ended abruptly as Italian partisans shot former Dictator Benito Mussolini. Other leaders of the Fascist Party and friends of Mussolini were also killed along with his mistress, Clara Petacci.
- April 30, 1789 – George Washington became the first U.S. President as he was administered the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in New York City.
- May 1st – Observed as May Day, a holiday and spring festival since ancient times, also observed in socialist countries as a workers’ holiday or Labor Day.
- May 4, 1494 – During his second journey of exploration in the New World, Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica.
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.