
The Thai baht closed at 33.75 per US dollar on November 2, slightly firmer from 33.77 at the open, trading in a narrow 33.75-33.80 band. Krungsri said the market is awaiting the US midterm elections and Friday's non-farm payrolls data.
SET index closed down 0.75% with foreign investors net buyers of 1.0 billion baht.
A stable baht limits the cost of imported feed inputs for Thai buyers, while the dollar's direction ahead of US elections and payrolls can shift regional currency-linked commodity import costs.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.