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Dollar steady against taka

BSS, Dhaka
The US dollar was steady against the Bangladesh taka in inter-bank trade yesterday amid higher demand from importers. But the greenback rode higher against the euro and yen on rising optimism about the outlook for the US economy, dealers said. The Call money also remained steady.
The dollar traded at 58.41504350 to the taka in line with its previous closing on Monday, dealers of leading commercial banks said.
But sentiment on taka was bearish as credit flow remained sluggish but the demand for the greenback was strong from importers who were under pressure to pay their import bills, dealers said.
They said the volume of dollartaka trade was higher as importers purchased dollar to pay their import payments against taka and some government paid gas bills to foreign oil companies.
But the volume of foreign currency trading was lower after the
euro's fall to its lowest level.
The euro fell to below the 1.13-dollar threshold for the first time since early May, buying 1.1288 dollars against 1.1316 dollars late on Monday while the dollar stood at 118.59 yen from 118.13, dealers said.
Confidence in prospects for the dollar has risen in recent days, with investors more expectant of a rebound in the US economy thanks to cuts in interest rates and levels of taxation.
Sentiment has changed with respect to the US economy. If we go back to just after the end of the war, the bond market seemed to be very concerned about deflationary risks in the US economy, currency analysts said.
With the dollar on a roll, the market shrugged at data showing a surprise fall in the German unemployment total of 33,000 in June from May on a seasonally adjusted basis, confounding consensus analyst forecasts of a rise of 10,000, they said.
In late inter-bank trade, the
euro was changing hands at 1.1288 dollars from 1.1316 late on Monday in New York, 133.84 yen (133.69), 0.6878 pounds (0.6859) and 1.5525 Swiss francs (1.5531).
The dollar was being quoted at 118.59 yen (118.13) and 1.3757 Swiss francs (1.3723) and the pound was at 1.6412 dollars (1.6492), 194. 60 yen (194.90) and 2.2572 Swiss francs (2.2632), dealers said.
Meanwhile, the inter-bank call money market was dull as most banks held surplus liquidity due to thin credit flow and low investment, fund managers of leading commercial banks said.
The overnight money rate ranged between 2.50 per cent and 4.50 per cent -- its lowest ever level as the demand for short-term money was very thin, fund managers said.
"Huge liquid funds are now in the banks' cash vaults when banks are busy to close their accounts just ahead of June closing," fund managers of leading commercial banks said.