DSE closes marginally lower The Dhaka bourse Tuesday closed marginally lower following correction observed by major sectors. At the end of the session, the broad index DSEX closed at 5335.38 points with a loss of 0.23 per cent or 12.68 points. The shariah based index DSES declined by 0.16 per

Stocks nosedive first session of FY19 Stock markets nosedived on Monday, the first trading session of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19, as investors were on selling spree on sector specific stocks. The market opened on negative note and the downward trend continued till end of the session with no sign

Banks’ operating profits soar despite challenges Most of the private banks registered higher operating profits in the first half of the year in spite of a number of challenges, including liquidity crisis and interest rate hike. 18 banks’ operating profits; 14 posted growth in operating profits ranging from 5 percent

Money Market Parameters Current Period Earlier Period Change Average Call Money Rate 4.28% (Apr 19 ’18) 4.53% (Apr 12 ’18) 0.25% Call Money Lending (Crore BDT) 4,691.20 ( Apr 19 ’18) 7,836.20 (Apr 12 ’18) 40.14% Prices Weighted Average Deposit Rate 5.18% (Feb ’17) 5.01% (Jan’17) 0.17% Weighted Average Lending

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