Spot rubber regained strength on Wednesday. Supply concerns and the absence of genuine sellers kept covering buyers visibly active during the day. RSS 4 improved to ₹135 (132) a kg according to traders and the Rubber Board. The grade firmed up to ₹132 (129) a kg according to dealers. September futures weakened to ₹136.75 (137.79), October to ₹136.90 (137.91),November to ₹137.50 (138.79) and December to ₹138.51 (139.77) on NMCE.
RSS 3 (spot) firmed up to ₹125.92 (124.01) a kg at Bangkok. September futures improved to ₹134.43 (130.72) a kg on TOCOM. Spot rates (₹/kg) were: RSS-4: 135 (132); RSS-5: 130 (127); ISNR 20: 115 (114) and Latex (60% drc): 81 (80).