KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 21): The Malaysian rubber market dropped sharply today in response to tumbling prices on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM), said a dealer.
The dealer said although TOCOM was reported to be technically oversold, traders were of the view that there would be a technical correction.
The Malaysian Rubber Board’s official physical price for tyre-grade SMR 20 dropped 25 sen to 555 sen a kg at noon while latex-in-bulk was eight sen lower
at 463 sen a kg.
The unofficial closing price for tyre-grade SMR 20 depreciated 39.5 sen to 538 sen a kg while latex-in-bulk dipped 10.5 sen to 458.5 sen a kg.