As of 9.25am, the buying price of a gold bar was Bt26,050 per baht weight and selling price Bt26,150, while gold ornaments cost Bt25,574.92 and Bt26,650, respectively.
The spot gold price moved to US$1,828 (Bt55,213) per ounce in the morning, while the Comex (Commodity Exchange) gold price to be delivered in February rose by $11.30 to $1,830.20 per ounce on Wednesday on hopes of an upcoming US economic stimulus package and the weakening dollar.
The Hong Kong gold price meanwhile rose by HK$50 to $16,910 (Bt65,885) per tael, the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society reported.