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02 May 2025 | 01:20:18 GMT+7
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1 May 2025
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POLITICS
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30 Apr 2025
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30 Apr 2025
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30 Apr 2025
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30 Apr 2025
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1 May 2025
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GENERAL
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1 May 2025
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1 May 2025
Thailand to increase gas purchases from US
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1 May 2025
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30 Apr 2025
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29 Apr 2025
Tax changes for plug-in hybrid EVs approved
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29 Apr 2025
BYD breaks ground on Cambodia plant
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29 Apr 2025
Thailand car production drops 6.1% in March
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29 Apr 2025
Ultra-luxury car sales set to decline this year
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1 May 2025
Value of promotion applications surges
INVESTMENT
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30 Apr 2025
Euro zone growth figure tops forecasts
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30 Apr 2025
Bourse extends trading hours for linked DRs
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29 Apr 2025
US tariffs set to dent foreign investment
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29 Apr 2025
Global stocks mixed amid trade hopes as markets await tech earnings
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WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
33.2506
33.5722
GBP
44.3714
45.1902
EUR
37.6788
38.3666
JPY
23.1468
23.8006
HKD
4.2712
4.3461
CNY
4.541
4.6582
Source: Bank of Thailand (02 May 2025)
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29°
/
31°
CHIANG MAI
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25°
/
27°
PATTAYA
Clouds
27°
/
27°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
28°
/
28°
PHUKET
Clouds
27°
/
27°
KANCHANABURI
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28°
/
28°
Source: openweathermap.org (02 May 2025)
SET
1,197.26
+26.14
SET50
775.79
+21.79
SET50FF
761.21
+18.25
SET100
1,662.07
+43.14
SET100FF
1,635.12
+35.93
sSET
612.59
+1.34
SETCLMV
611.81
+9.04
Source: settrade.com (02 May 2025)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
51,000.00
Sell (Baht)
51,100.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
50,088.64
Sell (Baht)
51,900.00
Source: GoldTraders (02 May 2025)
Date: 02 May 2025
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Tomorrow
46.14
46.14
31.94
31.94
48.84
48.84
28.99
28.99
Type
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32.48
32.48
32.85
32.85
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