Monday, May 6, 2013

Indication of upward trend


Rubber inventories in the warehouses monitored by SHFE rose to 122137 tonnes. Thailand, the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter, is considering discontinuing measures curbing rubber exports as they have failed to lift prices. Thailand government has no immediate plan to sell rubber from stockpiles as it will push prices of the commodity lower.

According to the Indian Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, import duty on natural rubber was to be hiked soon though the Minister of State for Finance in a written reply in Lok Sabha ruled out a hike for now.

The natural rubber market in India is strengthening. On Tuesday, in the domestic spot market, the RSS4 grade will be trading with positive note and may close around `.167.50 a kg. The price of RSS3 grade closed at `.162.45 per kg at Bangkok, while Malaysian SMR 20 closed at `.139.68 a kg. The contract for delivery in October may close with a positive note around ¥272 a kg on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange.

Read lot more in Rubber4U – 15th May 2013 issue

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