Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – The call money rates remained unchanged in early- hour trading on Sunday while the US dollar was stable against the local currency in the inter-bank market.

The call rate ranged between 5.75 per cent and 9.25 per cent on the day unchanged from the previous level. But most of the deals were made at rates between 7.25 per cent and 8.25 per cent on the day, market operators said.

On the other hand, the banks quoted the dollar rate at BDT 77.83-BDT 77.85 on the day unchanged from the previous level.

The country’s stocks see a negative trend in the early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading session of the current week.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), dropped by 33.86 points or 0.68 percent to stood at 4922.23 points at 12: 20 pm on the day. DSE turnover stands at BDT 959.49 million.

The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw negative trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX –lost 53.55 points to stand at 9,147.10 points, also at 12:33pm.

                                            Daily Indicators
                                                       Latest                      Previous  
Inter-bank US$-BDT rate                  7.83.77.85               77.85
Inter-bank call money rate               5.75 – 9.25                  7.00 – 9.25
Call turnover (in billion)                   70.04                              70.94
DSE general index                         4,930.74                      4,956.09
DIBOR                                          7.7522%                          7.7834%
ALS (in billion)                                 39.41                              37.49
Forex reserve (in billion)                   $21.83                        $21.72

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BBN/SSR/AD-18Jan15-1:37 pm (BST)