Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 3.92% (Dec 20 ’17) | 3.87% (Dec 13 ’17) | 0.05% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 7,120.00 (Dec 20 ’17) | 7,309.00 (Dec 13 ’17) | 2.59% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 4.89% (Oct ’17) | 4.90% (Sep ’17) | 0.01% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.39% (Oct ’17) | 9.45% (Sep ’17) | 0.06% |
Spread | 4.50% (Oct ’17) | 4.55% (Sep ’17) | 0.05% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 18.63% (Oct ‘17) | 17.80% (Sep ‘17) | 0.83% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 10.67% (Sep’17) | 10.13% (Jun’17) | 0.54% |
Major Local Economic Indices
GDP Growth Rate | 7.28% (FY ’17) | 7.11% (FY ’16) | 0.17% |
Inflation (12 Months Average) | 5.59% (Oct ’17) | 5.55% (Sep ’17) | 0.04% |
Export | 3,057.11 (Nov’17) | 2,878.09 (Nov’16) | 6.22% |
Import (C&F) | 4,942.00 (Oct’17) | 3,817.00 (Oct’16) | 29.47% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,214.75 (Nov ’17) | 951.37 (Nov ’16) | 27.68% |
FX Reserve | 32,960.23 (Dec 20’17) | 31,861.05 (Dec 20’16) | 3.45% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 6,182.79 (Dec 21 ‘17) | 6,230.02 (Dec 14 ‘17) | 0.76% |
CSCX | 11,558.26 (Dec 21 ‘17) | 11,648.33 (Dec 14 ‘17) | 0.77% |
CASPI | 19,122.74 (Dec 21 ‘17) | 19,274.22 (Dec 14 ‘17) | 0.79% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 22,898.48 (Dec 22’17) | 22,557.69 (Dec 15’17) | 1.51% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 24,751.25 (Dec 22’17) | 24,651.74 (Dec 15’17) | 0.40% |
FTSE 100 | 7,587.77 (Dec 22 ’17) | 7,484.05 (Dec 15 ’17) | 1.39% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation3 | GDP Growth Rate1 | Unemployment Rate1 |
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G8 | United States | 2.20% | 2.30% | 4.10% 3 |
Great Britain | 3.10% | 1.50% | 4.30% 2 |
Euro Zone | 1.50%3 | 2.60% | 8.80%2 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 1.70% | 6.80% | 3.95% |
India | 4.88% | 6.30% | 4.59% 3 |
Germany | 1.80% | 2.80% | 3.60% 2 |
Singapore | 0.40% 2 | 5.20% | 2.20% |
1-Sep’17;2-Oct’17;3-Nov’17
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 65.25 | 63.23 | 3.19% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,274.16 | 1,256.44 | 1.41% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 424.75 | 418.25 | 1.55% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 32.94 | 33.34 | 1.20% |
* Current Period refers to December 22, 2017 & Earlier Period Refers to December 15, 2017
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.1862. Previous week’s rate was 1.1773, change +0.76%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.3363. Previous week’s rate was 1.3320, change +0.32%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 113.2900. Previous week’s closing price was 112.6000, change +0.61%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7709. Previous week’s rate was 0.7646, change +0.82%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- CITYBANK: Board of Directors has approved to transfer by way of sale bank’s land measuring all together 21,602 sft. named and styled ‘Al-Amin Centre’, situated at Dilkusha C/A, Motijheel, Dhaka at current market value of Tk. 26,32,35,000.00 to its own subsidiary City Brokerage Limited. Bank will recognize gain of Tk. 18,26,10,028.00 through making the transaction.
- ABBANK: Board of Directors has decided to change the venue for AGM and EGM to Le Meridien Dhaka Hotel. Other information of AGM and EGM will remain unchanged
- UCB: BSEC has accorded its consent for raising of Tier II Regulatory Capital through issuance of Unsecured, Non-Convertible, Non-Listed and Redeemable ‘UCB Third Subordinated Bond’ amounting of Tk. 700.00 crore for 7 years tenure with interest of Benchmark rate plus 2.5% p.a. margin subject to coupon floor rate of 7.0% p.a. and Coupon Ceiling Rate of 10.50% pa. through Private Placement.
Week in History
- December 17, 2014 – The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1960.
- December 18, 2006 – United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
- December 19, 2013 – Spacecraft Gaia is launched by European Space Agency.
- December 20, 2013 – China successfully launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari 1 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
- December 21, 2012 – 2012 phenomenon: This day was regarded as the end-date of a 5,126- year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, leading to widespread expectations of cataclysmic event.
- December 22, 1990 – Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship.
- December 23, 2007 – An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
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.