what are the emerging market currency index, whose components Include the Brazilian real and the Thai bath, climbed for a sixth straight day last Friday, paring its 2015 loss to 9.6% The gauge has risen 3.3% last week, set for the biggest gain since February 1998 The babt has rallied 1.9% from a nine -year low of 36.67 on Oct 2 as traders now see march 2016 as more likely for a US rate hike.