Tokyo NR prices fall through yen 200

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - Rubber prices in Tokyo continued their strong downward trend on Tuesday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract closed down 4 at just under yen 208 ($2.65) on Tuesday 14 August. Shorter-dated prices fell through yen 200 to close down 8 yen at yen 197 at the end of Tuesday's evening session.

In Singapore, the February 2013 TSR20 contract on SGX was closed down 12 at $2.45; September 2012 prices also eased by 6 cents, to close at $2.44 after the Tuesday evening session.

In India, NMCE said August prices closed down 3 at Rs 172 ($3.09). September prices were also down by three rupees at just under Rs 164.

In China the Shanghai Futures Exchange contract for August closed down by over a yuan at Yuan 21.4 ($3.36) per kilo on Tuesday. September prices fell by over half a yuan to close at yuan 21.6.

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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)

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International Rubber Prices 13 August 2012 from Geojit Comtrade Limited (India)

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VNB Blog (Vietnam)

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