Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.55% (Apr 03’19) | 4.53% (Mar 27’19) | 0.02% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 2,882.32 (Apr 03’19) | 3,634.99 (Mar 27’19) | 20.71% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.34% (Apr 04’19) | 5.34% (Mar 28’19) | 0.00% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.49% (Apr 04’19) | 9.49% (Mar 28’19) | 0.00% |
Spread | 4.15% (Apr 04’19) | 4.15% (Mar 28’19) | 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 | 1,458.68 (Mar ’19) | 1,299.77 (Mar ’18) | 12.23% |
FX Reserve | 31,847.94 (Apr 03’19) | 32,624.96 (Apr 03’18) | 2.38% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,459.91205 (Apr 04’19) | 5,505.4975 (Mar 28’19) | 0.83% |
CSCX | 10,135.2376 (Apr 04’19) | 10,239.1181 (Mar 28’19) | 1.01% |
CASPI | 16,740.4291 (Apr 04’19) | 16,898.7754 (Mar 28’19) | 0.94% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 21,724.95 (Apr 04’19) | 21,033.76 (Mar 28’19) | 3.29% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 26,218.13 (Apr 04’19) | 25,625.59 (Mar 28’19) | 2.13% |
FTSE 100 | 7,374.54 (Apr 04’19) | 7,194.19 (Mar 28’19) | 2.51% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation5 | GDP Growth Rate2 | Unemployment Rate |
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G8 | United States | 1.50% | 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 | 1.50% | 1.50% 5 | 3.80% 5 |
India | 2.57% | 1.50% | 6.10%1 |
Germany | 1.30% | 0.00% | 3.20% 4 |
Singapore | 0.50% | 1.40% 5 | 2.20%5 |
27-Feb’2019, 07-Mar’2019, 14-Mar’2019, 21-Mar’2019, 28-Mar’2019, 04-Apr’2019
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 69.31 | 67.65 | 2.45% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,292.90 | 1,311.10 | 1.39% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 472.50 | 465.50 | 1.50% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 28.82 | 28.68 | 0.49% |
*Current Period refers to April 04’19 & Earlier Period Refers to March 28’19
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1233. Previous week’s rate was 1.1259, change -0.23% |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.3157. Previous week’s rate was 1.3202, change -0.34%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 111.4600. Previous week’s closing price was 110.4800, change +0.89%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.7112. Previous week’s rate was 0.7094, change +0.25%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- PRIME BANK : The Board of Directors has recommended 12.50% cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Date of AGM: 16.05.2019, Time: 11:00 AM. Venue: Krishibid Institution KIB Complex, Krishi Khamar Sarak, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215. Record Date: 28.04.2019.
- DHAKA BANK : 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 April 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended on December 31, 2018.
Week in History
- April 02, 1792 – Congress established the first U.S. Mint at Philadelphia.
- April 02, 1513 – Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon sighted Florida and claimed it for the Spanish Crown after landing at the site of present day St. Augustine, now the oldest city in the continental U.S.
- April 03, 1944 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that African Americans can not be barred from voting in the Texas Democratic primaries. The Court stated that discrimination against blacks violates the 15th Amendment and that political parties are not private associations.
- April 04, 1949 – Twelve nations signed the treaty creating NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The nations united for common military defense against the threat of expansion by Soviet Russia into Western Europe.
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.