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18 May 2025 | 14:20:30 GMT+7
THAILAND
18 May 2025
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18 May 2025
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BUSINESS
18 May 2025
SET has stabilised, says Pichai
Thailand
|
18 May 2025
Klatham leader denies defections due to bribes
World
|
17 May 2025
Indonesia seizes Thai-flagged ship with record drug haul
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17 May 2025
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17 May 2025
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12:53
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15 May 2025
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2 May 2025
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30 Apr 2025
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03:43
SET has stabilised, says Pichai
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17 May 2025
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15 May 2025
SET sees support for ongoing surge
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14 May 2025
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EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
32.987
33.3119
GBP
43.7061
44.5663
EUR
36.752
37.5046
JPY
22.4795
23.1919
HKD
4.2039
4.2875
CNY
4.5376
4.6761
Source: Bank of Thailand (18 May 2025)
BANGKOK
Clouds
33°
/
33°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
28°
/
28°
PATTAYA
Clouds
31°
/
36°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
32°
/
32°
PHUKET
Clouds
30°
/
30°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
34°
/
34°
Source: openweathermap.org (18 May 2025)
SET
1,195.77
+1.28
SET50
779.20
+0.79
SET50FF
760.53
-0.24
SET100
1,663.96
+2.13
SET100FF
1,628.08
+0.14
sSET
599.22
-1.37
SETCLMV
605.73
-0.98
Source: settrade.com (18 May 2025)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
50,450.00
Sell (Baht)
50,550.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
49,542.88
Sell (Baht)
51,350.00
Source: GoldTraders (18 May 2025)
Date: 18 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 ,
Historical Retail Oil Prices
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