KOTTAYAM, MAY 18:
Spot rubber closed almost unchanged on Wednesday. RSS 4 quoted steady at ₹130 a kg by traders and the Rubber Board. The grade finished flat at ₹127, according to dealers. The trend was partially mixed as ISNR 20 lost further on dull demand. June futures weakened to ₹128.35 (₹131.88), July to ₹129.40 (₹132.91), August to ₹128.51 (₹132.05) and September to ₹127.02 (₹130.12) on the National Multi Commodity Exchange. RSS 3 (spot) slid to ₹116.59 (₹116.64) at Bangkok. May futures closed at ¥159 (₹97.39) on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange. Spot rubber rates (₹/kg): RSS-4: 130 (130); RSS-5: 127 (127); Ungraded: 110 (110); ISNR 20: 115 (117) and Latex (60% drc): 101 (101).
