Spot rubber finished weak on Saturday. Sheet rubber dropped to Rs.169.00 (169.50) a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi according to traders and the Rubber Board. The volumes were dull.
In futures, the January series slipped to Rs.158.81 (159.41), February to Rs. 161.20 (161.78) and March to Rs.164.00 (164.50) per kg while the April , May and June series remained inactive on National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE).
The spot rubber rates per kg follow:
RSS-4: 159.00 (159.50)
RSS-5: 153.00 (153.50)
Ungraded: 148.00 (149.00)
ISNR 20: 149.00 (149.00)
and
Latex 60%: 105.00 (105.00)