Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 3.82% (Aug 23 ’17) | 3.67% (Aug 16 ’17) | 0.15% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 7,765.00 (Aug 23 ’17) | 7,956.00 (Aug 16 ’17) | 2.40% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 4.84% (Jun ’17) | 4.93% (May ’17) | 0.09% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.56% (Jun ’17) | 9.66% (May ’17) | 0.10% |
Spread | 4.72% (Jun ’17) | 4.73% (May ’17) | 0.01% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 15.66% (Jun ‘17) | 16.78% (Jun ‘16) | 1.12% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 10.13% (Jun ’17) | 10.53% (Mar ’17) | 0.40% |
Major Local Economic Indices
GDP Growth Rate | 7.24% (FY ’17) | 7.11% (FY ’16) | 0.13% |
Inflation (12 Months Average) | 5.45% (Jul ’17) | 5.44% (Jun ’17) | 0.01% |
Export | 3,207.00 (Jul ’17) | 2,534.31 (Jul ’16) | 26.54% |
Import (C&F) | 3,238.00 (Jun ’17) | 3,531.00 (Jun ’16) | 8.30% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,115.57 (Jul ’17) | 1,005.51 (Jul ’16) | 10.95% |
FX Reserve | 33,456.23 (Aug 23 ’17) | 30,839.96 (Aug 23 ’16) | 8.48% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,885.42 (Aug 24 ‘17) | 5,861.11 (Aug 17 ‘17) | 0.69% |
CSCX | 11,035.72 (Aug 24 ‘17) | 11,019.48 (Aug 17 ‘17) | 0.15% |
CASPI | 18,260.60 (Aug 24 ‘17) | 18,227.08 (Aug 17 ‘17) | 0.18% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 19,452.62 (Aug 25 ’17) | 19,470.30 (Aug 18 ’17) | 0.09% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 21,818.83 (Aug 25 ’17) | 21,675.27 (Aug 18 ’17) | 0.66% |
FTSE 100 | 7,411.64 (Aug 25 ’17) | 7,327.49 (Aug 18 ’17) | 1.15% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation5 | GDP Growth Rate4 | Unemployment Rate |
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G8 | United States | 1.70% | 2.10% | 4.30% 5 |
Great Britain | 2.60% | 1.70% | 4.40% 4 |
Euro Zone | 1.30% | 2.10% | 9.10% 4 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 1.40% | 6.90% | 3.95%4 |
India | 2.36% | 6.10%1 | 3.27%5 |
Germany | 1.70% | 2.10% | 3.80%4 |
Singapore | 0.60% | 2.90% | 2.20%4 |
1-Mar ’17, 2-Apr ’17; 3-May’17; 4-Jun’17; 5-Jul’17
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 52.41 | 52.72 | 0.59% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,291.35 | 1,284.13 | 0.56% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 435.25 | 442.50 | 1.64% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 34.95 | 33.97 | 2.88% |
* Current Period refers to August 25, 2017 & Earlier Period Refers to August 18, 2017
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.1924. Previous week’s rate was 1.1761, change +1.39% |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.2870. Previous week’s rate was 1.2870,change +0.09%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 109.3600. Previous week’s closing price was 109.1800, change +0.16%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7932. Previous week’s rate was 0.7929, change +0.04 %. |
Banks News in Capital Market
- FIRSTSBANK: The Company has informed that it has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2016 to the respective shareholders’ Bank Accounts through BEFTN and Online transfer.
- ABBANK: Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury, one of the Directors (nominated from Associated Builders Corporation Ltd.) of the Company, has further reported that he has completed his buy of 2,00,000 shares of the Company at prevailing market price through Stock Exchange as announced earlier
- CITYBANK: Partex Corporate Limited, one of the Corporate Directors of the Company, has further reported that it has completed its buy of 5,59,780 shares of the Company at prevailing market price through Stock Exchange as announced earlier.
Week in History
- August 20, 1988 – Iran–Iraq War: A ceasefire is agreed after almost eight years of war.
- August 21, 2000 – Tiger Woods, American professional golfer, wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year
- August 22, 2007 – The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.
- August 23, 2011 – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
- August 24, 2006 – The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term “planet” such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
- August 25, 2006 – Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
- August 26, 1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to 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.