Money Market
|
Parameters |
Current Period |
Earlier Period |
Change |
|
Average Call Money Rate |
4.54%
(Apr 11 ’18) |
4.55%
(Apr 04 ’18) |
0.01% |
|
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) |
6,996.55
( Apr 11 ’18) |
6,528.05
(Apr 04 ’18) |
7.18% |
| 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) |
5.41%
(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 |
1,300.46
(Mar ’18) |
1,077.52
(Mar ’17) |
20.69% |
| FX Reserve |
32,975.71
(Apr 11 ’18) |
32,288.52
(Apr 11 ‘17) |
2.13% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
| Local |
DSEX |
5,813.14
(Apr 12 ‘18) |
5,841.19
(Apr 05 ‘18) |
0.48% |
| CSCX |
10,837.15
(Apr 12 ‘18) |
10,891.74
(Apr 05 ‘18) |
0.50% |
| CASPI |
17,934.10
(Apr 12 ‘18) |
18,017.76
(Apr 05 ‘18) |
0.46% |
| Global |
Nikkei 225 |
21,571.31
(Apr 13 ‘18) |
21,571.31
(Apr 06 ’18) |
1.03% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
23,927.87
(Apr 13 ‘18) |
23,927.87
(Apr 06 ’18) |
1.82% |
| FTSE 100 |
7,171.66
(Apr 13 ‘18) |
7,171.66
(Apr 06 ’18) |
1.35% |
Major Global Economic Indices
| Type |
Country |
Inflation4 |
GDP Growth Rate1 |
Unemployment Rate1 |
| G8 |
United States |
2.40% |
2.60% |
4.10% 4 |
| Great Britain |
2.70% 3 |
1.40% |
4.30% 2 |
| Euro Zone |
1.40% |
2.70% |
8.50% 3 |
Major
Trade
Partners |
China |
2.10% |
6.80% |
3.90% |
| India |
4.28% |
7.20% |
6.23% 4 |
| Germany |
1.60% |
2.90% |
3.50% 3 |
| Singapore |
0.50% 4 |
4.30% 4 |
2.10% |
1-Dec’17;2-Jan’18; 3-Feb’18; 4-Mar’18
Commodity Market
| Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] |
72.58 |
67.11 |
8.15% |
| Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) |
1,346.20 |
1,333.03 |
0.99% |
| Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] |
472.25 |
472.25 |
3.60% |
| Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] |
31.75 |
31.53 |
0.70% |
* Current Period refers to April 13, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to April 06, 2018
Exchange Rates
| EUR-USD |
Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2331. Previous week’s rate was 1.2281, change +0.41%. |
| GBP-USD |
Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.4238. Previous week’s rate was 1.4092, change +1.04%. |
| USD-JPY |
Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 107.3500. Previous week’s closing price was 106.9300, change +0.39%. |
| USD-AUD |
Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7764. Previous week’s rate was 0.7684, change +1.04%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- PRIMEBANK: The BoD has recommended 7% cash and 10% stock dividend for the year 2017.Revised figure of Consolidated NOCFPS shall be Tk. 8.61 (which was reported as Tk. 4.05) pershare for the year 2016.
- IFIC: The BoD has recommended 12% stock dividend for the year 2017.
- ALARABANK: The BoD has recommended 15% cash and 5% stock dividend for the year 2017.
- UTTARABANK: The BoD has recommended 20% cash dividend for the year 2017.
- BANKASIA: The BoD has recommended 12.50% stock dividend for the year 2017.
- MTB: BoD meeting for considering audited financial statements of 2017 will be held on April 17, 2018
Week in History
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- April 08, 2013 – The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham.
- April 09, 2003 — Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
- April 10, 1998 – The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
- April 11, 2006 – Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran’s claim to have successfully enriched uranium.
- April 12, 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
- April 13, 2017 – The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon on Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
- April 14, 2012 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 2042 relating to Syrian uprising is adopted.
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.