The baht opened at 33.33 per dollar, slightly weaker than Friday's close of 33.31, with a 24-hour expected range of 33.20-33.50 (TTB). Drivers cited: the Bank of Japan's 1.25% hike failing to lift the yen, a 55% market chance of another Fed hike in October, and the stalled US-Iran talks that pushed oil prices around. Watch Thailand's August export figures. For importers, a weaker baht raises the baht cost of dollar-priced inputs; exporters get a small benefit. Foreign investors were net buyers of Thai stocks (464.61m baht) and bonds (1,228m baht) on Friday.
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