Money Market
|
Parameters |
Current Period |
Earlier Period |
Change |
|
Average Call Money Rate |
3.92%
(Jan 31 ’18) |
3.86%
(Jan 24 ’18) |
0.06 |
|
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) |
6,501.75
(Jan 31 ’18) |
5,931.00
(Jan 24 ’18) |
9.62% |
| Prices |
Weighted Average Deposit Rate |
4.90%
(Nov ’17) |
4.89%
(Oct ’17) |
0.01% |
| Weighted Average Lending Rate |
9.30%
(Nov ’17) |
9.39%
(Oct ’17) |
0.09% |
| Spread |
4.40%
(Nov ’17) |
4.50%
(Oct ’17) |
0.10% |
|
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 |
3,353.11
(Dec ’17) |
3,092.60
(Dec ’16) |
8.42% |
| Import (C&F) |
5,222.20
(Nov ’17) |
4,221.60
(Nov ’16) |
23.70% |
| Foreign Remittance |
1,379.70
(Jan ’17) |
1,009.47
(Jan’16) |
36.68% |
| FX Reserve |
32,693.68
(Jan 31 ’18) |
31,724.17
(Jan 31 ‘17) |
3.06% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
| Local |
DSEX |
6,039.78
(Feb 01 ‘18) |
6,200.69
(Jan 25 ‘18) |
2.60% |
| CSCX |
11,249.56
(Feb 01 ‘18) |
11,571.00
(Jan 25 ‘18) |
2.78% |
| CASPI |
18,623.83
(Feb 01 ‘18) |
19,160.81
(Jan 25 ‘18) |
2.80% |
| Global |
Nikkei 225 |
23,278.45
(Feb 01 ‘18) |
23,618.56
(Jan 26 ’18) |
1.44% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
25,506.57
(Feb 01 ‘18) |
26,609.99
(Jan 26 ’18) |
4.15% |
| FTSE 100 |
7,443.41
(Feb 01 ‘18) |
7,666.35
(Jan 26 ’18) |
2.91% |
Major Global Economic Indices
| Type |
Country |
Inflation3 |
GDP Growth Rate3 |
Unemployment Rate3 |
| G8 |
United States |
2.10% |
2.50% |
4.10% |
| Great Britain |
3.00% |
1.50% |
4.30% 2 |
| Euro Zone |
1.30% 4 |
2.70% |
8.70% |
Major
Trade
Partners |
China |
1.80% |
6.80% |
3.95% |
| India |
5.21% |
6.30% 1 |
5.04% 4 |
| Germany |
1.60% 4 |
2.80% 1 |
3.60% |
| Singapore |
0.40% |
3.10% |
2.10% |
1-Sep’17; 2-Nov’17;3-Dec’17;4-Jan’18
Commodity Market
| Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] |
68.58 |
70.52 |
2.75% |
| Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) |
1,333.39 |
1,349.12 |
1.17% |
| Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] |
446.75 |
441.00 |
1.30% |
| Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] |
32.51 |
32.79 |
0.85% |
* Current Period refers to February 02, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to January 26, 2018
Exchange Rates
| EUR-USD |
Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2463. Previous week’s rate was 1.2427, change +0.29%. |
| GBP-USD |
Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.4118. Previous week’s rate was 1.4160, change -0.30%. |
| USD-JPY |
Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 110.1700. Previous week’s closing price was 108.5800, change +1.46%. |
| USD-AUD |
Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7931. Previous week’s rate was 0.8110, change -2.21%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- EBL1STMF: EPU was Tk. 0.64 for October-December, 2017 as against Tk. 0.21 for October-December, 2016; EPU was Tk. 0.67 for July-December, 2017 as against Tk. 0.34 for July-December, 2016.
- NCCBLMF1: As per regulation 19(1) of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (Listing) Regulations, 2015, the Trustee of the Fund has informed that a meeting of the Trustees of the Fund will be held on February 07, 2018 to consider audited financial statements of the Fund for the year ended on 2017.
- ABBANK: The Company has informed that Mr. M. A. Awal and Mr. Feroz Ahmed have been elected as the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Company respectively.
Week in History
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- January 28, 2016 – The World Health Organization announces an outbreak of the Zika virus.
- January 29, 2005 – The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
- January 30, 2013 – Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.
- January 31, 2012 – The Toyota Corolla is known as the best-selling car of all time. Selling over 37.5 million units.
- February 01, 2013 – The Shard, the tallest building in the European Union, is opened to the public.
- February 02, 2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men’s singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
- February 03, 1995 – Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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.