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20 May 2025 | 14:25:07 GMT+7
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20 May 2025
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20 May 2025
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20 May 2025
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20 May 2025
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Honda to scale back on EVs, Nissan plans workforce reduction
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11:30
Thailand aims to cut US trade gap by $15 billion
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10:45
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09:45
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05:29
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03:00
Investors encouraged to diversify into Chinese stocks
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03:00
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19 May 2025
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18 May 2025
SET has stabilised, says Pichai
EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
33.0479
33.3731
GBP
43.7682
44.612
EUR
36.7823
37.5165
JPY
22.5513
23.2499
HKD
4.2071
4.2907
CNY
4.5402
4.6732
Source: Bank of Thailand (20 May 2025)
BANGKOK
Clouds
33°
/
33°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
30°
/
32°
PATTAYA
Clouds
26°
/
26°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
33°
/
33°
PHUKET
Clouds
31°
/
31°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
37°
/
37°
Source: openweathermap.org (20 May 2025)
SET
1,189.42
+2.36
SET50
774.83
+2.90
SET50FF
758.87
+3.53
SET100
1,654.48
+4.86
SET100FF
1,624.13
+6.07
sSET
601.74
+0.23
SETCLMV
603.33
+0.56
Source: settrade.com (20 May 2025)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
50,350.00
Sell (Baht)
50,450.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
49,436.76
Sell (Baht)
51,250.00
Source: GoldTraders (20 May 2025)
Date: 20 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
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