Money Market
|
Parameters |
Current Period |
Earlier Period |
Change |
|
Average Call Money Rate |
4.55%
(Apr 04 ’18) |
4.54%
(Mar 28 ’18) |
0.01% |
|
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) |
6,528.05
( Apr 04’18) |
7,818.75
(Mar 28 ’18) |
16.5% |
| Prices |
Weighted Average Deposit Rate |
5.18%
(Feb ’17) |
5.01%
(Jan’17) |
0.17% |
| Weighted Average Lending Rate |
9.55%
(Feb ’17) |
9.42%
(Jan ’17) |
0.13% |
| Spread |
4.37%
(Feb’17) |
4.41%
(Jan ’17) |
0.04% |
|
YoY Private Sector Credit Growth |
18.49%
(Feb ‘18) |
18.36%
(Jan ‘17) |
0.13% |
|
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) |
5.70%
(Dec ’17) |
0.12% |
| 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 |
1,300.46
(Mar ’18) |
1,077.52
(Mar ’17) |
20.69% |
| FX Reserve |
32,668.26
(Apr 04 ’18) |
32,249.25
(Apr 04 ‘17) |
1.30% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
| Local |
DSEX |
5,841.19
(Apr 05 ‘18) |
5,597.44
(Mar 29 ‘18) |
4.35% |
| CSCX |
10,891.74
(Apr 05 ‘18) |
10,403.60
(Mar 29 ‘18) |
4.69% |
| CASPI |
18,017.76
(Apr 05 ‘18) |
17,239.35
(Mar 29 ‘18) |
4.52% |
| Global |
Nikkei 225 |
21,571.31
(Apr 06 ‘18) |
21,454.30
(Mar 30 ’18) |
0.55% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
23,927.87
(Apr 06 ‘18) |
24,103.11
(Mar 29 ’18) |
0.73% |
| FTSE 100 |
7,171.66
(Apr 06 ‘18) |
7,103.82
(Mar 29 ’18) |
0.95% |
Major Global Economic Indices
| Type |
Country |
Inflation3 |
GDP Growth Rate1 |
Unemployment Rate1 |
| G8 |
United States |
2.20% |
2.60% |
4.10% 4 |
| Great Britain |
2.70% |
1.40% |
4.30% 2 |
| Euro Zone |
1.40% 4 |
2.70% |
8.50% 3 |
Major
Trade
Partners |
China |
2.90% |
6.80% |
3.90% |
| India |
4.44% |
7.20% |
6.23% 4 |
| Germany |
1.60% 4 |
2.90% |
3.50% 3 |
| Singapore |
0.50% 4 |
3.60% |
2.10% |
1-Dec’17;2-Jan’18; 3-Feb’18; 4-Mar’18
Commodity Market
| Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] |
67.11 |
69.34 |
3.22% |
| Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) |
1,333.03 |
1,325.47 |
0.57% |
| Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] |
472.25 |
451.00 |
4.71% |
| Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] |
31.53 |
31.87 |
1.07% |
* Current Period refers to April 06, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to March 31, 2018
Exchange Rates
| EUR-USD |
Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2281. Previous week’s rate was 1.2324, change -0.35%. |
| GBP-USD |
Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.4092. Previous week’s rate was 1.4015, change +0.55%. |
| USD-JPY |
Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 106.9300. Previous week’s closing price was 106.2800, change +0.61%. |
| USD-AUD |
Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7684. Previous week’s rate was 0.7679, change +0.07%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- ICBIBANK: Recommended No Dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 05.06.2018.
- PREMIERBAN: Recommended 15% stock Dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 14.05.2018.
- STANDBANKL: Recommended 10% stock Dividend for the year 2017. Date of AGM: 10.05.2018.
- PRIMEBANK: BSEC has accorded consent for the issuance of “Prime Bank Subordinated Bond- 03” up to Tk. 700.00 crore for raising Tier-2 Capital
- Board of Directors’ meeting: Board of Directors’ meeting for considering audited financial statements of 2017:
| BANKASIA |
April 08 |
| ALARABANK |
April 09 |
| PRIMEBANK, IFIC, JAMUNABANK |
April 10 |
| ONEBANKLTD |
April 15 |
Week in History
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- April 01, 2004 – Google announces Gmail to the public.
- April 02, 1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
- April 03, 2016 – The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
- April 04, 2009 – France returns to being a member of NATO.
- April 05, 1976 – In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.
- April 06, 2012 – Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
- April 07, 2009 – Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
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.