Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| 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% |
Prices | Weighted 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
Local | DSEX | 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% |
Global | Nikkei 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
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% | 1.50% 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% 5 | 2.20%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-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1266. Previous week’s rate was 1.1233, change +0.29% |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.3077. Previous week’s rate was 1.3202, change -0.95%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 111.0600. Previous week’s closing price was 111.4600, change -0.37%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.7148. Previous week’s rate was 0.7094, change +0.76%. |
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.