NR prices ease after sharp rises in the day

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices jumped overnight in Tokyo and Singapore. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract rose above $4 during the day, but then fell back to close at yen 305 ($3.95) per kg on Friday 20 January. Shorter-dated prices also jumped, but then declined to close at at yen 298.

In Singapore, TSR20 for June delivery was trading up by 6 cents at $3.82 toward the market close. Short-dated contracts also rose by about 5 cents, trading around $3.75 a few minutes before the close.

In India, NMCE said February deliveries rose by Rs2 to close at Rs 197 ($3.91).

In China the Shanghai Futures Exchange saw March 2012 deliveries rise by almost a yuan to close at Yuan 28.2 ($4.46) per kilo.

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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 (9 - 13 Jan. 2012) from IRCo

Daily report on Natural Rubber: 20 Jan 2012 from Geojit Comtrade Limited (India)

International Rubber Prices 20 Jan 2012 from Geojit Comtrade Limited (India)

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

VNB Blog (Vietnam)

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Bloomberg via SFGate (Japan)

China natural rubber import data in 2011 Chem99 via RubberMarketNews (China)