NR prices rise slightly on Friday

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - Rubber prices trended upwards on Friday 24 August. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract were up by 2 yen at just under yen 222 ($2.82) toward the end of the evening session on Friday. Shorter-dated prices were trading down 4 around yen 209 on Friday evening.

In Singapore, the February 2013 TSR20 contract on SGX was trading up 2 at $2.60; September 2012 prices were unchanged, to trade around $2.53 toward the end of the Friday evening session.

In India, NMCE said September prices rose by a rupee to Rs 167 ($3.01). October prices also rose, to close at just under Rs 166.

In China the Shanghai Futures Exchange contract for September eased by a fraction of a yuan to close at Yuan 21.5 ($3.38) per kilo on Friday. October prices also fell slightly to close at yuan 21.5.

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Rubber prices on Tocom (Tokyo)

Prices on SGX (Singapore) (select rubber in the drop-down listing)

Rubber prices on NMCE (India)

Rubber prices on SFE (Shanghai)

Market Watch (13 - 17 August 2012) from IRCo

Daily report on Natural Rubber: 24 August 2012 from Geojit Comtrade Limited (India)

International Rubber Prices 24 August 2012 from Geojit Comtrade Limited (India)

Natural Rubber Prices in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and elsewhere

VNB Blog (Vietnam)

Asian physical rubber prices - August 24
Reuters via Yahoo (Thailand)

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