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19 May 2024 | 21:20:19 GMT+7
THAILAND
19 May 2024
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19 May 2024
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19 May 2024
Court may suspend PM pending ethics ruling
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19 May 2024
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MONEY TRANSFER
EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
36.0912
36.4102
GBP
45.4803
46.3038
EUR
39.0003
39.7069
JPY
22.9588
23.6085
HKD
4.6081
4.6871
CNY
4.957
5.0838
Source: Bank of Thailand (19 May 2024)
BANGKOK
Rain
29°
/
33°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
26°
/
30°
PATTAYA
Clouds
31°
/
31°
SURAT THANI
Rain
26°
/
31°
PHUKET
Clouds
29°
/
29°
KANCHANABURI
Rain
29°
/
29°
Source: openweathermap.org (19 May 2024)
SET
1,382.68
+4.96
SET50
853.89
+3.74
SET50FF
849.58
+2.46
SET100
1,884.07
+7.98
SET100FF
1,875.17
+5.57
sSET
875.59
+7.04
SETCLMV
830.72
+4.83
Source: settrade.com (19 May 2024)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
41,100.00
Sell (Baht)
41,200.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
40,355.92
Sell (Baht)
41,700.00
Source: GoldTraders (19 May 2024)
Date: 19 May 2024
Type
Today
Tomorrow
46.14
46.14
31.94
31.94
49.84
49.84
36.19
36.19
Type
Today
Tomorrow
38.18
38.18
38.55
38.55
Effective and projected prices as at 17 May 2024, 05:00 AM
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