Spot rubber finished flat on Tuesday. The market opened steady and the sentiments continued to remain neutral, possibly tracking the overall weakness in global indices.

RSS4 was quoted unchanged at ₹133.50 a kg by traders, while it improved to ₹134.00 a kg according to the Rubber Board. The grade firmed up to ₹130.00 (₹129.50) a kg as per dealers.

Natural rubber futures closed lower in day-time trading on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. The near month October delivery was down by 60 yuan (₹649.59) to close at 11,875 yuan (₹1,28,563.99) a tonne.

RSS 3 (spot) declined to ₹146.97 (₹147.58) per kg at Bangkok. SMR 20 weakened to ₹102.93 (₹103.52) and Latex 60 per cent to ₹89.16 (₹89.40) per kg at Kuala Lumpur.

Spot rubber rates (₹/kg) were: RSS4: ₹133.50 (₹133.50); RSS5: ₹129.50 (₹129.50); ISNR20: ₹109.00 (₹109.00) and Latex (60 per cent drc): ₹77.00 (₹77.00).

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