Kottayam, July 21:
Spot rubber finished unchanged on Saturday.
Sheet rubber was quoted steady at Rs 183 a kg according to traders.
The grade slipped to Rs 182.50 (183) a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as reported by the Rubber Board.
Futures decline
In futures, the August series declined to Rs 178.99 (180.44), September to Rs 178 (179.22), October to Rs 178.03 (179.11) and November to Rs 177 (177.94) a kg on the National Multi Commodity Exchange.
Spot rates were
(Rs/kg):
RSS-4: 183 (183); RSS-5: 177 (177); ungraded: 172 (172); ISNR 20: 175 (175.50) and latex 60 per cent: 130.50 (130).
(This article was published in the Business Line print edition dated July 22, 2012)