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21 May 2025 | 17:36:52 GMT+7
THAILAND
21 May 2025
Govt plans dams to cleanse contaminated water from Myanmar
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21 May 2025
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21 May 2025
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21 May 2025
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21 May 2025
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21 May 2025
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6 May 2025
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05:25
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Investment board approves new incentives to support SMEs
INVESTMENT
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Investors encouraged to diversify into Chinese stocks
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Trade talk and domestic politics drive sentiment
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EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
33.0072
33.324
GBP
43.9084
44.7241
EUR
36.9264
37.6368
JPY
22.5742
23.2451
HKD
4.2031
4.2767
CNY
4.5373
4.657
Source: Bank of Thailand (21 May 2025)
BANGKOK
Clouds
29°
/
33°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
30°
/
33°
PATTAYA
Clouds
33°
/
33°
SURAT THANI
Rain
24°
/
28°
PHUKET
Clouds
29°
/
29°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
32°
/
32°
Source: openweathermap.org (21 May 2025)
SET
1,179.81
-9.33
SET50
769.40
-5.22
SET50FF
753.83
-6.28
SET100
1,642.49
-11.31
SET100FF
1,613.06
-13.40
sSET
597.50
-3.87
SETCLMV
603.85
-0.20
Source: settrade.com (21 May 2025)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
51,200.00
Sell (Baht)
51,300.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
50,285.72
Sell (Baht)
52,100.00
Source: GoldTraders (21 May 2025)
Date: 21 May 2025
Type
Today
Tomorrow
46.14
46.14
31.94
31.94
48.84
48.84
28.99
28.99
Type
Today
Tomorrow
32.48
32.48
32.85
32.85
Effective and projected prices as at ,
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