Money Market
|
Parameters |
Current Period |
Earlier Period |
Change |
|
Average Call Money Rate |
3.92%
(Dec 27 ’17) |
3.92%
(Dec 20 ’17) |
0.11% |
|
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) |
6,421.00
(Dec 27 ’17) |
7,120.00
(Dec 20 ’17) |
9.82% |
| 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) |
5,342.20
(Oct’17) |
4,124.70
(Oct’16) |
29.52% |
| Foreign Remittance |
1,214.75
(Nov ’17) |
951.37
(Nov ’16) |
27.68% |
| FX Reserve |
32,112.45
(Dec 27’17) |
32,113.64
(Dec 20’16) |
0.004% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
| Local |
DSEX |
6,244.52
(Dec 28 ‘17) |
6,182.79
(Dec 21 ‘17) |
1.00% |
| CSCX |
19,649.62
(Dec 28 ‘17) |
11,558.26
(Dec 21 ‘17) |
0.79% |
| CASPI |
19,268.04
(Dec 28 ‘17) |
19,122.74
(Dec 21 ‘17) |
0.76% |
| Global |
Nikkei 225 |
225 22,764.78
(Dec 29’17) |
22,898.48
(Dec 22’17) |
0.58% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
24,744.45
(Dec 29’17) |
24,751.25
(Dec 22’17) |
0.03% |
| FTSE 100 |
7,696.8
(Dec 29 ’17) |
7,587.77
(Dec 22 ’17) |
1.44% |
Major Global Economic Indices
| Type |
Country |
Inflation3 |
GDP Growth Rate1 |
Unemployment Rate2 |
| G8 |
United States |
2.20% |
2.30% |
4.10% 3 |
| Great Britain |
3.10% |
1.70% |
4.30% |
| Euro Zone |
1.50% |
2.60% |
8.80% |
Major
Trade
Partners |
China |
1.70% |
6.80% |
3.95% |
| India |
4.88% |
6.30% |
4.59% 3 |
| Germany |
1.70% 4 |
2.80% |
3.60% |
| Singapore |
0.60% |
5.20% |
2.20%1 |
1-Sep’17;2-Oct’17;3-Nov’17;4-Dec’17
Commodity Market
| Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] |
66.87 |
65.25 |
2.48% |
| Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) |
1,302.80 |
1,274.16 |
2.25% |
| Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] |
427.00 |
424.75 |
0.53% |
| Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] |
33.26 |
32.94 |
0.97% |
* Current Period refers to December 29, 2017 & Earlier Period Refers to December 22, 2017
Exchange Rates
| EUR-USD |
Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2005. Previous week’s rate was 1.1862, change +1.21%. |
| GBP-USD |
Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.3513. Previous week’s rate was 1.3363, change +1.12%. |
| USD-JPY |
Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 112.6900. Previous week’s closing price was 113.2900, change -0.53%. |
| USD-AUD |
Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7809. Previous week’s rate was 0.7709, change +1.30%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- DUTCHBANGL: Board of Directors has approved the issuance of 2nd Subordinated Bond, subject to the approval of the BSEC and BB. Some features of the Bond are: Issue Size: Tk. 5,000.00 million. Objective: Increasing the Tier 2 Capital to meet the capital requirement under Basel III and to strengthen the regulatory capital base of the Bank. Nature of the instrument: Unsecured, Non-Convertible, Subordinated Bond, Mode of Placement: Private Placement, Tenure: 7 years.
Week in History
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- December 24, 1969 – The oil company Phillips Petroleum made the first oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of North Sea.
- December 25, 1991 – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine’s referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.
- December 26, 2009 – China opens the world’s longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou.
- December 27, 2007 – Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
- December 28, 1948 – The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
- December 29, 2006 – UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
- December 30, 2006 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
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.