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Physical rubber prices finished steady on Friday.
The market remained neutral as there were no specific factors to trigger a definite trend either from the domestic or international scene.
Sheet rubber closed flat at Rs 187 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi according to traders and the Rubber Board.
In futures, the July series weakened to Rs 184.60 (185.96), August to Rs 184.30 (186.03), September to Rs 183 (184.11) and October to Rs 182.25 (183.19) a kg for RSS 4 on National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE).
The Key Tocom rubber futures firmed up as stimulus measures were taken by three major central banks. Most of this week's gains came in the first three days driven by the optimism stemmed from Europe's moves to tackle the region's debt crisis.
The July futures improved to ¥ 249 (Rs 173.29) from ¥ 246 during the day session but then remained unchanged during the night session on Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM).
Spot rubber (Rs/kg): RSS-4: 187 (187); RSS-5: 181.50 (181.50); Ungraded: 176.50 (176.50); ISNR 20: 181.50 (181.50) and Latex 60 per cent: 133 (133).
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