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16 May 2024 | 07:19:20 GMT+7
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16 May 2024
Going against the grain
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16 May 2024
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05:07
Committee refuses B400 rate
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05:00
Suspect admits to murdering Korean man
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04:03
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04:00
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04:00
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Local EV industry sees bright prospects
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Thai stocks tipped to rebound in 2nd half
MONEY TRANSFER
EXCHANGE
WEATHER
SET
GOLD
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
USD
36.3802
36.7184
GBP
45.5976
46.4495
EUR
39.1761
39.9044
JPY
23.0584
23.7165
HKD
4.6381
4.7229
CNY
4.9947
5.1213
Source: Bank of Thailand (16 May 2024)
BANGKOK
Clouds
28°
/
32°
CHIANG MAI
Clear
26°
/
27°
PATTAYA
Clouds
29°
/
32°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
28°
/
28°
PHUKET
Clouds
27°
/
32°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
28°
/
28°
Source: openweathermap.org (16 May 2024)
SET
1,370.44
-6.13
SET50
844.54
-3.20
SET50FF
843.04
-4.07
SET100
1,863.87
-7.95
SET100FF
1,860.14
-9.88
sSET
866.46
-7.68
SETCLMV
821.85
-3.96
Source: settrade.com (16 May 2024)
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
GOLD
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
40,850.00
Sell (Baht)
40,950.00
ORNAMENT
(1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)
40,113.36
Sell (Baht)
41,450.00
Source: GoldTraders (16 May 2024)
Date: 16 May 2024
Type
Today
Tomorrow
45.64
45.64
31.44
31.44
49.84
49.84
36.59
36.59
Type
Today
Tomorrow
38.38
38.38
38.95
38.95
Effective and projected prices as at 10 May 2024, 05:00 AM
Historical Retail Oil Prices
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