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TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

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Issue 130 April 15, 2019

Money Market

ParametersCurrent PeriodEarlier PeriodChange
Average Call Money Rate 4.59%
(Apr 10’19)
4.55%
(Apr 03’19)
0.04%
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 3,008.83
(Apr 10’19)
2,882.32
(Apr 03’19)
4.39%
PricesWeighted Average Deposit Rate 5.34%
(Apr 11’19)
5.34%
(Apr 04’19)
0.00%
Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.49%
(Apr 11’19)
9.49%
(Apr 04’19)
0.00%
Spread 4.15%
(Apr 11’19)
4.15%
(Apr 04’19)
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) 5.48%
(Mar ‘19)
5.49%
(Feb ‘19)
0.01%
Export 3,383.20
(Feb ’19)
3,072.15
(Feb ’18)
10.12%
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 31,958.71
(Apr 10’19)
32,742.52
(Apr 10’18)
2.39%

Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned

Capital Market

LocalDSEX 5,326.39187
(Apr 11’19)
5,459.91205
(Apr 04’19)
2.45%
CSCX 9,885.3453
(Apr 11’19)
10,135.2376
(Apr 04’19)
2.47%
CASPI 16,327.5376
(Apr 11’19)
16,740.4291
(Apr 04’19)
2.47%
GlobalNikkei 225 21,711.38
(Apr 11’19)
21,724.95
(Apr 04’19)
0.06%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 26,157.16
(Apr 11’19)
26,218.13
(Apr 04’19)
0.23%
FTSE 100 7,417.75
(Apr 11’19)
7,374.54
(Apr 04’19)
0.59%

Major Global Economic Indices

TypeCountryInflation5GDP Growth Rate2Unemployment Rate
G8United 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 PartnersChina 2.30% 1.50% 5 3.80% 5
India 2.57% 1.50% 3.53%1
Germany 1.30% 0.00% 3.10% 4
Singapore 0.50% 1.40% 52.20%5

07-Mar’2019, 14-Mar’2019, 21-Mar’2019, 28-Mar’2019, 04-Apr’2019, 11-Apr’2019

Commodity Market

Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] 71.29 69.31 2.86%
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) 1,305.04 1,292.90 0.94%
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] 464.25 472.50 1.75%
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] 29.26 28.82 1.53%

*Current Period refers to April 11’19 & Earlier Period Refers to April 04’19

Exchange Rates

EUR-USDLatest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1266. Previous week’s rate was 1.1233, change +0.29%
GBP-USDLatest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.3077. Previous week’s rate was 1.3202, change -0.95%.
USD-JPYCurrent USD-JPY exchange rate is 111.0600. Previous week’s closing price was 111.4600, change -0.37%.
USD-AUDCurrent AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.7148. Previous week’s rate was 0.7094, change +0.76%.

Banking News in Dailies

Banking News in Capital Market

  • DHAKA BANK : The Board of Directors has recommended 5% cash and 5% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Date of AGM: 20.05.2019, Time 11:00 AM, Venue: Ruposhi Bangla Grand Ball Room, InterContinental Dhaka, 1, Minto Road, Dhaka, Record Date: 05.05.2019.
  • EBL : The Board of Directors has recommended 20% cash and 10% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018. Date of AGM: 23.05.2019, Time: 11:00 AM, Venue: Police Convention Hall, Eskaton Garden Road, Ramna, Dhaka: 1000. Record Date: 06.05.2019.

Week in History

    • April 06, 1896 – After a break of 1500 years, the first Olympics of the modern era was held in Athens, Greece.
    • April 09, 1866 – Despite a veto by President Andrew Johnson, the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 was passed by Congress granting blacks the rights and privileges of U.S. citizenship.
    • April 11, 1968 – A week after the assassination of Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law prohibited discrimination in housing, protected civil rights workers and expanded the rights of Native Americans.
    • April 11, 1983 – Harold Washington became the first African American mayor of Chicago, receiving 51 percent of the vote.

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.