# Baht strengthens as Thailand prepares to reopen

> The baht opened at 33.70 per dollar on October 12, strengthening from the prior close of 33.88 as Thailand prepared to reopen to fully vaccinated foreign tourists without quarantine. The article also noted the dollar stayed firm on risk-off sentiment and Fed tapering expectations.

- Date: 2021-10-12 · published 2021-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44829-baht-strengthens-as-thailand-prepares-to-reopen
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

This routine currency commentary has no meaningful supply or demand effect on feed commodities.

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/40007404

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