Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 4.52% (Mar 22 ’18) | 4.48% (Mar 15 ’18) | 0.04% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 8,110.95 (Mar 22 ’18) | 8,810.35 (Mar 15 ’18) | 7.94% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.01% (Jan ’17) | 4.91% (Dec ’17) | 0.10% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.42% (Dec ’17) | 9.35% (Dec ’17) | 0.07% |
Spread | 4.41% (Dec ’17) | 4.44% (Dec’17) | 0.03% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 18.36% (Jan ‘17) | 18.13% (Dec ‘17) | 0.23% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 9.31% (Dec’17) | 9.23% (Dec’17) | 0.08% |
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 | 3,072.15 (Feb ’18) | 2,705.99 (Feb ’17) | 22.16% |
Import (C&F) | 5,255.00 (Jan ’18) | 4,301.70 (Jan ’17) | 17.48% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,149.00 (Feb ’18) | 940.75 (Feb ’17) | 22.14% |
FX Reserve | 32,208.76 (March 21 ’18) | 32,035.15 (March 21 ‘17) | 0.54% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,580.59 (March 22 ‘18) | 5,720.59 (March 15 ‘18) | 2.45% |
CSCX | 10,414.66 (March 22 ‘18) | 10,661.35 (March 15 ‘18) | 2.31% |
CASPI | 17,239.35 (March 222 ‘18) | 17,655.65 (March 15 ‘18) | 2.41% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 21,680.99 (Mar 23 ‘18) | 21,680.99 (Mar 16 ’18) | 4.29% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 24,991.92 (Mar 23 ‘18) | 24,991.92 (Mar 16 ’18) | 5.84% |
FTSE 100 | 7,169.49 (Mar 23 ‘18) | 7,169.49 (Mar 16 ’18) | 3.36% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation3 | GDP Growth Rate1 | Unemployment Rate1 |
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G8 | United States | 2.20% | 2.50% | 4.10% 3 |
Great Britain | 2.70% | 1.40% | 4.30% 2 |
Euro Zone | 1.10% | 2.70% | 8.60% 2 |
Major Trade Partners | China | 2.90% 3 | 6.80% | 3.90% |
India | 4.44% | 7.20% | 6.06% 3 |
Germany | 1.40% | 2.90% | 3.60% 2 |
Singapore | 0.50% | 3.60% | 2.10% |
1-Dec’17;2-Jan’18; 3-Feb’18
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 70.28 | 66.21 | 6.15% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,314.24 | 1,314.24 | 2.29% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 467.75 | 467.75 | 1.23% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 31.61 | 31.98 | 1.16% |
* Current Period refers to March 23, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to March 16, 2018
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2365. Previous week’s rate was 1.2290, change +0.61%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.4155. Previous week’s rate was 1.3942, change +1.53%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 105.0300. Previous week’s closing price was 106.0100, change -0.92%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7726. Previous week’s rate was 0.7713, change +0.17%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- UCB: The Board of Directors has recommended 10% cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017. Reported Consolidated EPS of Tk. 2.58, Consolidated NAV per share of Tk. 25.49 and Consolidated NOCFPS of Tk. 2.04 for the year ended on December 31, 2017 as against Tk. 2.49, Tk. 24.50 and Tk. 2.25 respectively for the same period of the previous year.
Week in History
- March 18, 2014 – The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
- March 19, 2011 – After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces to take Benghazi, French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
- March 20, 2015 – A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a Supermoon all occur on the same day.
- March 21, 2006 – The social media site Twitter is founded.
- March 22, 1997 – Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and 9 months, becomes the youngest women’s World Figure Skating Champion.
- March 23, 2008 – Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India
- March 24, 2008 – Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
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.