Money Market
|
Parameters |
Current Period |
Earlier Period |
Change |
|
Average Call Money Rate |
3.57%
(Apr 25 ’18) |
4.42%
(Apr 18 ’18) |
0.85% |
|
Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) |
4,571.20
(Apr 25 ’18) |
5,242.80
(Apr 18 ’18) |
12.81% |
| 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 |
33,191.35
(Apr 25 ’18) |
32,480.76
(Apr 25 ‘17) |
2.19% |
Figures are expressed in Million US$ unless otherwise mentioned
Capital Market
| Local |
DSEX |
5,802.02
(Apr 26 ‘18) |
5,843.46
(Apr 19 ‘18) |
0.71% |
| CSCX |
10,836.10
(Apr 26 ‘18) |
10,885.11
(Apr 19 ‘18) |
0.45% |
| CASPI |
17,926.57
(Apr 26 ‘18) |
18,009.24
(Apr 19 ‘18) |
0.46% |
| Global |
Nikkei 225 |
22,474.96
(Apr 27 ’18) |
22,177.41
(Apr 20 ’18) |
1.34% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
24,309.88
(Apr 27 ’18) |
24,463.22
(Apr 20 ’18 |
0.63% |
| FTSE 100 |
7,506.19
(Apr 27 ’18) |
7,361.56
(Apr 20 ’18) |
1.96% |
Major Global Economic Indices
| Type |
Country |
Inflation4 |
GDP Growth Rate1 |
Unemployment Rate1 |
| G8 |
United States |
2.40% |
2.90% |
4.10% |
| Great Britain |
2.50% |
1.20% |
4.20% 3 |
| Euro Zone |
1.30% |
2.70% 1 |
8.50% 3 |
Major
Trade
Partners |
China |
2.10% |
6.80% |
3.89% |
| India |
4.28% |
7.20% 1 |
6.23% |
| Germany |
1.60% |
2.90% 1 |
3.40% |
| Singapore |
0.20% |
4.30% 4 |
2.00% |
1-Dec’17;2-Jan’18; 3-Feb’18; 4-Mar’18
Commodity Market
| Crude Oil (Brent) [USD/bbl] |
74.64 |
74.06 |
0.78% |
| Gold Spot (USD/t oz.) |
1,324.00 |
1,336.36 |
0.92% |
| Wheat (CBOT) [USD/bu] |
498.50 |
477.25 |
4.45% |
| Soyabean Oil (CBOT) [USD/lb] |
30.73 |
31.56 |
2.63% |
* Current Period refers to April 27, 2018 & Earlier Period Refers to April 20, 2018
Exchange Rates
| EUR-USD |
Latest EUR to USD exchange rate was 1.2130. Previous week’s rate was 1.2288, change -1.29%. |
| GBP-USD |
Latest GBP to USD exchange rate 1.3782. Previous week’s rate was 1.4000, change -1.56%.
|
| USD-JPY |
Current USD-JPY exchange rate is 109.0500. Previous week’s closing price was 107.6600, change +1.29% |
| USD-AUD |
Current AUD to USD exchange rate 0.7581. Previous week’s rate was 0.7672, change -1.19%. |
Banking News in Capital Market
- AB: BoD meeting for considering financial statements of 2017 and Q1 2018 will be held on April 26 and 30 respectively
- SIBL: The BoD has recommended 10% stock dividend for 2017
- ISLAMIBANK: a) The BoD has recommended 10% cash dividend for 2017, b) IBN SINA TRUST,
has expressed intention to sell its entire holdings of 3,60,77,391 shares at prevailing market
price.
- SHAHJABANK: a) The BoD has recommended 10% stock dividend for 2017, b) Consolidated
EPS was Tk. 0.40 for Jan-Mar 2018 as against Tk. 0.49 for Jan-Mar 2017, c) BoD has decided to
issue of 2nd Mudaraba Subordinated Bond (Redeemable) of Tk. 600.00 crore only to strengthen
Tier II Capital
- MTB: Consolidated EPS was Tk. 0.73 for Jan-Mar 2018 as against Tk. 0.57 for Jan-Mar 2017.
- FIRSTSBANK: a) The BoD has recommended 10% stock dividend for the year 2017, b)
Consolidated EPS was Tk. 0.44 for Jan-Mar 2018 as against Tk. 0.48 for Jan-Mar 2017.
- BANKASIA: 19th AGM of the Company will be held on May 14, 2018
Week in History
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- April 22, 2013 – The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
- April 23, 2005 – The first ever YouTube video, titled “Me at the zoo”, was published by user “jawed”.
- April 24, 2013 – Rana Plaza collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others
- April 25, 2005 – Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union
- April 26, 1964 – Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
- April 27, 2018 – Panmunjom Declaration signed, declaring the end of the Korean conflict
- April 28, 2015 – The National Football League announces it is giving up its tax-exempt status
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
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