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Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
usd USD
36.0985
36.4261
gbp GBP
45.6744
46.4925
eur EUR
39.0021
39.7111
jpy JPY
22.8616
23.5181
hkd HKD
4.6108
4.6882
cny CNY
4.9495
5.0707
Source: Bank of Thailand (21 May 2024)
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Rain
25°/26°
CHIANG MAI
Thunderstorm
22°/28°
PATTAYA
Rain
26°/30°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
25°/28°
PHUKET
Rain
27°/27°
KANCHANABURI
Rain
25°/25°
Source: openweathermap.org (22 May 2024)
SET
1,370.83
-7.87
SET50
844.77
-6.09
SET50FF
842.19
-4.79
SET100
1,864.02
-13.64
SET100FF
1,858.59
-10.97
sSET
875.09
+0.22
SETCLMV
827.28
-5.48
Source: settrade.com (22 May 2024)
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Buy (Baht)41,400.00
Sell (Baht)41,500.00
ORNAMENT (1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)40,659.12
Sell (Baht)42,000.00
Source: GoldTraders (22 May 2024)
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