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Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
usd USD
36.8071
37.143
gbp GBP
45.7594
46.612
eur EUR
39.3471
40.0814
jpy JPY
23.5173
24.1957
hkd HKD
4.687
4.7734
cny CNY
5.0531
5.1876
Source: Bank of Thailand (08 May 2024)
BANGKOK
Clouds
30°/34°
CHIANG MAI
Clouds
29°/31°
PATTAYA
Clouds
29°/32°
SURAT THANI
Clouds
28°/30°
PHUKET
Clouds
28°/32°
KANCHANABURI
Clouds
29°/29°
Source: openweathermap.org (08 May 2024)
SET
1,373.33
-3.04
SET50
843.29
-2.43
SET50FF
840.31
-2.57
SET100
1,864.72
-5.18
SET100FF
1,858.02
-5.97
sSET
879.57
+5.39
SETCLMV
819.46
-2.87
Source: settrade.com (08 May 2024)
Buy (Baht)
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GOLD (1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)40,300.00
Sell (Baht)40,400.00
ORNAMENT (1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
Buy (Baht)39,567.60
Sell (Baht)40,900.00
Source: GoldTraders (08 May 2024)
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