Spot rubber stays unchanged

Spot rubber finished flat on Tuesday. RSS 4 continued to remain steady at ₹91 per kg, according to traders and the Rubber Board. The grade was unchanged at ₹88 as quoted by the dealers. February futures improved to ₹91.03 (90.59), March to ₹94.60 (93.05), April to ₹97.40 (96.05) and May to ₹99.16 (97.25) a kg on the National Multi Commodity Exchange. RSS 3 (spot) weakened to ₹84.06 (84.80) a kg at Bangkok. February futures recovered marginally to ¥142.6 (₹84.08) on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange. Spot rubber rates (₹/kg): RSS-4: 91 (91); RSS-5: 87 (87); Ungraded: 81 (81); ISNR 20: 83.50 (83.50) and Latex (60% drc): 79 (79).