03 Mar 2016 Daily Markets Commentary Bangladesh Remittances drop in 8 months Bank Sells Bank Buys TT & OD BC Currency TT Clean OD Sight OD Transfer 78.8900 58.7708 59.9358 80.1209 86.9716 112.2350 10.3342 0.7045 57.7826 9.2854 21.9352 12.0790 11.7101 78.9000 58.7808 59.9458 80.1309 86.9816 112.2450 10.3442 0.7050 57.7926 9.2954 21.9452 12.0890 11.7201 USD AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP HKD JPY SGD NOK AED CNH DKK 77.9000 55.8008 56.9558 77.1409 83.3816 108.5450 9.8242 0.6730 54.8026 8.7954 20.7452 11.8690 11.1201 77.7600 55.6008 56.7058 76.9209 83.1616 108.2950 9.8042 0.6729 54.7526 8.7454 20.6952 11.8190 11.0701 77.6200 55.4508 56.5558 76.7709 82.9816 108.0750 9.7842 0.6728 54.7026 8.6954 20.6452 11.7690 11.0201 Cash Bank Sells USD GBP EUR Bank Buys 81.3000 111.9700 86.7267 USD GBP EUR 79.3000 108.7590 83.6166 Indicative Forward Buying Rates USD GBP EUR JPY 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days 120 Days 180 Days 77.9324 108.5902 83.4164 0.6732 77.9649 108.6354 83.4511 0.6735 77.9972 108.6805 83.4859 0.6738 78.0166 108.7256 83.5207 0.6741 78.0551 108.8154 83.5902 0.6746 Indicative Forward Selling Rates USD GBP EUR JPY 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days 120 Days 180 Days 79.3478 112.8753 87.5275 0.7092 79.7842 113.4980 88.0689 0.7135 80.2028 114.1120 88.6084 0.7177 80.6134 114.7145 89.1419 0.7220 81.3983 115.8893 90.1952 0.7305 London Interbank Offer Rates (LIBOR) as of 02 Mar 2016 (For Indicative Purposes Only) Currency USD GBP EUR 1Month 0.4376 0.5091 -0.2800 2Month 0.5201 0.5463 -0.2473 3Month 0.6349 0.5872 -0.2270 6Month 0.8890 0.7329 -0.1343 1Year 1.1955 0.9996 -0.0244 Indicative Rates Bank Sells INR 1.1833 Bank Buys INR 1.1433 Ø All FX Rates provided are for one unit of foreign currency against BDT for HSBC Bangladesh. 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PUBLIC Global Markets Disclaimer This report must be read in conjunction with the disclaimer on Page3 that forms a part of it Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. ad Daily Markets Commentary Domestic market 4 USDBDT rate remains stable as sufficient liquidity is available in the market as per demand. 4 Overnight call money deals trading mostly within the range of 2.50 - 3.50%. International Market 4 FX Market Update: The greenback was back versus yen after losing grip of a two-week high. The euro drifted up from a one-month trough. While the ADP National Employment Report pointed to a healthy outcome for Friday's non-farm payrolls, a Federal Reserve survey found that economic conditions varied considerably across regions and within sectors. The mixed picture remains a headache for Fed policymakers face when they next meet to decide the path of interest rates on March 15-16. The Australian dollar started trade in Asia on Thursday near its 2016 peak, having soared on the back of surprisingly strong local data just as the greenback, euro and yen settled into a holding pattern. [Source: Reuters] Corporate and Economic News 4 Remittances drop in 8 months: Remittance inflow decreased by 1.15% to USD 9.8 billion in eight months of the financial year of 2015-16 compared with that in the same period of FY15, according to the Bangladesh Bank data released on Wednesday. The remittance inflow figure was USD 9.9 billion in the July-February period of FY15. Experts said the fall might put an adverse impact on the country’s gross domestic product. Former interim administration adviser Mirza Azizul Islam told New Age on Wednesday that it was a matter of concern that the country’s inward remittance was on the decline for the last few months. He said, ‘The economies of Arabian countries, which are our main manpower export destinations, are now facing crisis that has put an adverse impact on the country’s inward remittance.’ Besides, an anti-immigration sentiment is building up in whole Europe, forcing Bangladeshi nationals to leave the countries of the continent, he said. 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