# Omicron worries weaken baht

> The baht opened at 33.61 per dollar on December 21, weakening from 33.59 on concern about Omicron in Thailand. Analysts saw possible resistance at 33.80 and 34, though they expected limited weakness if foreign investors did not sell large amounts of Thai assets.

- Date: 2021-12-21 · published 2021-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43882-omicron-worries-weaken-baht
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Currency weakness from Omicron concerns raises local feed import costs slightly, but the effect on global feed grain prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- USDTHB: bullish ▲

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/40010228

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