Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.03% (Feb 14 ’18) | 3.94% (Feb 07 ’18) | 0.09% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 6,764.80 (Feb 14 ’18) | 7,125.55 (Feb 07 ’18) | 5.06% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 4.91% (Dec ’17) | 4.90% (Nov ’17) | 0.01% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.35% (Dec ’17) | 9.30% (Nov ’17) | 0.05% |
Spread | 4.44% (Dec ’17) | 4.40% (Nov ’17) | 0.04% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 18.13% (Dec ‘17) | 19.06% (Nov ‘17) | 0.93% |
| 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) | 5.70% (Dec ’17) | 5.52% (Dec ’16) | 0.18% |
Export | 3,408.85 (Jan ’18) | 3,292.23 (Jan ’17) | 3.54% |
Import (C&F) | 4,692.10 (Dec ’17) | 3,994.10 (Dec ’16) | 17.48% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,379.70 (Jan ’17) | 1,009.47 (Jan’16) | 36.68% |
FX Reserve | 33,003.51 (Feb 14 ’18) | 32,001.04 (Feb 14 ‘17) | 3.13% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 6,050.19 (Feb 15 ‘18) | 5,965.63 (Feb 08 ‘18) | 1.42% |
CSCX | 11,297.02 (Feb 15 ‘18) | 11,128.89 (Feb 08 ‘18) | 1.51% |
CASPI | 18,722.75 (Feb 15 ‘18) | 18,428.42 (Feb 08 ‘18) | 1.60% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 21,713.39 (Feb 16 ‘18) | 21,374.18 (Feb 09 ’18) | 1.59% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 25,270.95 (Feb 16 ‘18) | 24,194.75 (Feb 09 ’18) | 4.45% |
FTSE 100 | 7,294.95 (Feb 16 ‘18) | 7,077.94 (Feb 09 ’18) | 3.07% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation4 | GDP Growth Rate3 | Unemployment Rate3 |
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G8 | United States | 2.10% | 2.50% | 4.10% 4 |
Great Britain | 3.00% | 1.50% | 4.30% 2 |
Euro Zone | 1.30% | 2.70% | 8.70% |
Major Trade Partners | China | 1.50% | 6.80% | 3.90% |
India | 5.07% | 6.30% 1 | 5.04% 4 |
Germany | 1.60% | 2.90% | 3.60% |
Singapore | 0.40% 3 | 3.60% | 2.10% |
1-Sep’17; 2-Nov’17;3-Dec’17;4-Jan’18
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 64.84 | 62.79 | 3.26% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,346.95 | 1,316.65 | 2.30% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 471.50 | 446.75 | 5.54% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 31.73 | 32.15 | 1.31% |
* Current Period refers to February 16, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to February 09, 2018
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2406. Previous week’s rate was 1.2252, change +1.26%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.4026. Previous week’s rate was 1.3827, change +1.44%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 106.2100. Previous week’s closing price was 108.8000, change -2.38%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7905. Previous week’s rate was 0.7813, change +1.18%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- DUTCHBANGL: Board of Directors will be held on February 22, 2018 to consider audited financial statements of the Company for the year 2017.
- ISLAMIBANK: Md. Mahbub-ul-Alam has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the Company with effect from February 11, 2018.
- IDLC: The Board of Directors has recommended 30% cash dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 29.03.2018.
- LANKABAFIN: The Board of Directors has recommended 7.50% cash dividend and 7.50% stock dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 29.03.2018. Record Date: 08.03.2018.
- MERCANBANK: Due to unavoidable circumstances, Board meeting has been postponed. New date and time of the meeting will be notified later on.
Week in History
- February 11, 2011 – The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council.
- February 12, 1997 – NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the “saddle” region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
- February 13, 2017 – Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
- February 14, 2011 – As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a ‘Day of Rage’.
- February 15, 2001 – The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
- February 16, 2005 – The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
- February 17, 2008 – Kosovo declares independence as the Republic of Kosovo.
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.