Money Market
| Parameters | Current Period | Earlier Period | Change |
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| Average Call Money Rate | 3.13% (Apr 30 ’18) | 3.76% (Apr 23 ’18) | 0.63% |
| Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) | 5,293.40 (Apr 30 ’18) | 4,666.15 (Apr 23 ’18) | 13.44% |
Prices | Weighted Average Deposit Rate | 5.30% (Mar ’18) | 5.18% (Feb ’18) | 0.12% |
Weighted Average Lending Rate | 9.70% (Mar ’18) | 9.55% (Feb ’18) | 0.15% |
Spread | 4.40% (Mar ’18) | 4.37% (Feb ’18) | 0.03% |
| YoY Private Sector Credit Growth | 17.98% (Mar ’18) | 18.49% (Feb ’18) | 0.51% |
| Classified Loan % Total Outstanding | 9.31% (Dec’17) | 9.23% (Dec’16) | 0.08% |
Major Local Economic Indices
GDP Growth Rate | 7.65% (FY ’17) | 7.28% (FY ’16) | 0.37% |
Inflation (12 Months Average) | 5.82% (Mar ’18) | 5.41% (Feb ’18) | 0.41% |
Export | 3,054.50 (Mar ’18) | 3,097.33 (Mar ’17) | 1.38% |
Import (C&F) | 5,019.10 (Feb ’18) | 3,760.90 (Feb ’17) | 33.45% |
Foreign Remittance | 1,327.18 (Apr ’18) | 1,092.64 (Apr ’17) | 21.47% |
FX Reserve | 33,109.53 (Apr 30 ’18) | 32,518.77 (Apr 30 ‘17) | 1.82% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
Local | DSEX | 5,739.23 (Apr 30 ‘18) | 5,802.02 (Apr 26 ‘18) | 1.08% |
CSCX | 10,639.46 (Apr 30 ‘18) | 10,836.10 (Apr 26 ‘18) | 1.81% |
CASPI | 17,595.17 (Apr 30 ‘18) | 17,926.57 (Apr 26 ‘18) | 1.85% |
Global | Nikkei 225 | 22,468.79 (May 04 ’18) | 22,474.96 (Apr 27 ’18) | 0.03% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 24,262.23 (May 04 ’18) | 24,309.88 (Apr 27 ’18 | 0.20% |
FTSE 100 | 7,568.82 (May 04 ’18) | 7,506.19 (Apr 27 ’18) | 0.83% |
Major Global Economic Indices
Type | Country | Inflation4 | GDP Growth Rate4 | Unemployment Rate4 |
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G8 | United States | 2.40% | 2.90% | 3.90% 5 |
Great Britain | 2.50% | 1.20% | 4.20% 3 |
Euro Zone | 1.20% 5 | 2.50% | 8.50% |
Major Trade Partners | China | 2.10% | 6.80% | 3.89% |
India | 4.28% | 7.20% 1 | 5.86%5 |
Germany | 1.60% | 2.90% 1 | 3.40% |
Singapore | 0.20% | 4.30% | 2.00% |
1-Dec’17;2- Jan’18; 3-Feb’18; 4-Mar’18;5- Apr’18
Commodity Market
Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] | 74.87 | 74.64 | 0.31% |
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) | 1,314.50 | 1,324.00 | 0.72% |
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] | 526.25 | 498.50 | 5.57% |
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] | 30.77 | 30.73 | 0.13% |
* Current Period refers to May 04, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to April 27, 2018
Exchange Rates
EUR-USD | Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.1960. Previous week's rate was 1.2130, change -1.40%. |
GBP-USD | Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.3531. Previous week's rate was 1.3782, change -1.82%. |
USD-JPY | Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 109.1200. Previous week’s closing price was 109.0500, change +0.06%. |
USD-AUD | Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7539. Previous week’s rate was 0.7581, change -0.55%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- ISLAMIBANK: IBN SINA TRUST has completed sale of its entire holdings of 3,60,77,391 shares of the Company at prevailing market price
- RUPALIBANK: The BoD has recommended 24% stock dividend for 2017
- CITYBANK: The BoD has recommended 19% cash and 5% stock dividend for 2017
- NBL: The BoD has recommended 12% stock dividend for 2017
- NCCBANK: The BoD has recommended 13% cash dividend for the year 2017
- ABBANK: The BoD has recommended no dividend for the year 2017
- TRUSTBANK: The BoD has recommended 20% cash dividend for the year 2017
- SOUTHEASTB: The BoD has recommended 15% stock dividend for the year 2017
- DHAKABANK: The BoD has recommended 12.50% stock dividend for the year 2017
- JAMUNABANK: The BoD has recommended 22% stock dividend for the year 2017
- NBL, DHAKABANK: The BoD meeting will be held on April 30 and May 08, 2018 respectively to consider un-audited financial statements for the First Quarter (Q1)
ended on March 31, 2018
Week in History
- April 29, 2011 – The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
- April 30, 2013 – Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
- May 01, 2011 – Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
- May 02, 2012 – A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record
for a work of art at auction. - May 03, 2001 – The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
- May 04, 2000 – Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London.
- May 05, 2010 – Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
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.