Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – The call money rate moved slightly on Wednesday while the Bangladesh Taka (BDT) appreciated against the US currency in the inter-bank market, treasury officials said.
The call rate ranged between 5.35 per cent and 8.25 per cent on the day against 5.25 per cent and 8.25 per cent of the previous working day. But most of the deals were made at rates between 7.25 per cent and 8.25 per cent on the day, they added.
The BDT appreciated further against the US dollar due mainly to low demand of the greenback in the inter-bank foreign exchange market.
The banks quoted the dollar signal rate at BDT 77.68 – BDT 77.70 on the day against BDT 77.70 of the previous working day in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, they noted.
Daily Indicators
Wednesday Previous
Inter-bank US$-BDT rate 77.68-77.70 77.70
Inter-bank call money rate 5.35 – 8.25 5.25 – 8.25
Call turnover (in billion) 78.06 73.745
DSE general index 4,519.02 4,554.78
DIBOR N/A 7.3640
Special REPO (in billion) 0.50 0.50
ALS to PDs (in billion) 6.92 9.09
Forex reserve (in billion) $19.05 $18.98
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BBN/SSR/AD-19Mar14-7:48 pm (BST)
