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21 May 2025 | 08:20:22 GMT+7
THAILAND
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
Banking loan growth to slump in Q2
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20 May 2025
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15 May 2025
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05:25
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20 May 2025
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20 May 2025
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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
27°
/
32°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
24°
/
26°
PATTAYA
Clouds
28°
/
28°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
24°
/
27°
PHUKET
Clouds
26°
/
26°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
29°
/
29°
Source: openweathermap.org (21 May 2025)
SET
1,189.14
+2.08
SET50
774.62
+2.69
SET50FF
760.11
+4.77
SET100
1,653.80
+4.18
SET100FF
1,626.46
+8.40
sSET
601.37
-0.14
SETCLMV
604.05
+1.28
Source: settrade.com (21 May 2025)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
50,550.00
Sell (Baht)
50,650.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
49,633.84
Sell (Baht)
51,450.00
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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