$

TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

€

TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

£

TT-Clean: 77.1 | TK BC-Selling: 78.1
TK OD-Sight: 76.88 TK | TC-Selling: 78.1 TK

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Issue 135 May 19, 2019

Money Market

Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change
Average Call Money Rate 4.53%
(May 15’19)
4.51%
(May 08’19)
0.02%
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 5,434.51
(May 15’19)
5,786.45
(May 08’19)
6.08%
Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.30%
(May 16’19)
5.35%
(May 09’19)
0.05%
Weighted Average Lending Rate 9.49%
(May 16’19)
9.50%
(May 09’19)
0.01%
Spread 4.19%
(May 16’19)
4.15%
(May 09’19)
0.04%
Classified Loan % Total Outstanding 10.30%
(Dec ’18)
11.45%
(Sep ’18)
1.15%

Major Local Economic Indices

GDP Growth Rate 8.13%
(FY ’19)
7.86%
(FY ’18)
0.27%
Inflation (12 Months Average) 5.48%
(Mar ‘19)
5.49%
(Feb ‘19)
0.01%
Export 3,034.21
(Apr ’19)
2,954.71
(Apr ’18)
2.69%
Import (C&F) 4893.60
(Mar ’19)
4842.00
(Mar ’18)
1.07%
Foreign Remittance 1,434.05
(Apr ’19)
1,331.33
(Apr ’18)
7.71%
FX Reserve 31,127.09
(May 15’19)
32,022.52
(May 15’18)
2.80%

Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned

Capital Market

Local DSEX 5,230.78775
(May 16’19)
5,275.83360
(May 09’19)
0.85%
CSCX 9,687.1514
(May 16’19)
9,800.6053
(May 09’19)
1.16%
CASPI 16,001.8368
(May 16’19)
16,187.3773
(May 09’19)
1.15%
Global Nikkei 225 21,062.98
(May 16’19)
21,385.73
(May 09’19)
1.51%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 25,648.02
(May 16’19)
25,967.33
(May 09’19)
1.23%
FTSE 100 7,296.95
(May 16’19)
7,271.00
(May 09’19)
0.36%

Major Global Economic Indices

Type Country Inflation5 GDP Growth Rate2 Unemployment Rate
G8 United States 2.00% 3.20% 5 3.60%5
Great Britain 1.90% 0.50% 3.80% 4
Euro Zone 1.70% 0.40% 7.70% 4
Major Trade Partners China 2.50% 1.40% 5 3.67% 5
India 2.92% 1.60% 3.53%1
Germany 2.00% 0.40% 3.20% 4
Singapore 0.60% 2.00% 5 2.20%5

11-Apr’2019, 18-Apr’2019, 25-Apr’2019, 02-May’2019, 09-May’2019, 16-May’2019

Commodity Market

Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] 72.18 69.82 3.38%
Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) 1,296.48 1,282.35 1.10%
Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] 452.25 435.25 3.91%
Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] 27.34 26.83 1.90%

*Current Period refers to May 16’19 & Earlier Period Refers to May 09’19

Exchange Rates

EUR-USD Latest EUR to USD exchange rate is 1.1203. Previous week’s rate was 1.1198, change 0.04%
GBP-USD Latest GBP to USD exchange rate is 1.2880. Previous week’s rate was 1.3030, change -1.15%.
USD-JPY Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 109.5200. Previous week’s closing price was 110.0800, change -0.51%.
USD-AUD Current AUD to USD exchange rate is 0.6926. Previous week’s rate was 0.7005, change -1.13%.

Banking News in Dailies

Banking News in Capital Market

  • CITY BANK : The Company has informed that the Board of Directors has decided to raise Tk. 300.00 Crore through issuance of Zero Coupon Bonds to support the company’s continuous business growth subject to approval from the regulatory authorities.
  • MUTUAL TRUST BANK : Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL) has rated the Company as “AA” in the long term and “ST-2” in the short term along with a stable outlook in consideration of its audited financials up to December 31, 2018 and other relevant quantitative as well as qualitative information up to the date of rating declaration.

Week in History

    • May 12, 1820 – British nurse and public health activist Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was born in Florence, Italy.
    • May 14, 1686 – German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) was born in Danzig, Germany. He introduced the use of mercury in thermometers and greatly improved their accuracy.
    • May 14, 1796 – Smallpox vaccine was developed by Dr. Edward Jenner, a physician in rural England.
    • May 17, 1792 – Two dozen merchants and brokers established the New York Stock Exchange. In good weather they operated under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street. In bad weather they moved inside to a coffeehouse to conduct business.

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.