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Spot rubber slips on scattered sales

Our Correspondent

Kottayam , Sept. 3

THE reduction of export subsidy to 50 per cent of the original rate depressed the market sentiments on Friday.

Sheet rubber declined a tad to Rs 54 from Rs 54.25 on Thursday. All the grades except RSS 5 lost on scattered selling from traders in the absence of quantum buyers.Most of the growers were not prepared to sell at the ruling market. The transactions were in a low key.

The rubber futures also moved down quoting the September delivery at Rs 54.42 (54.93) a kg on Friday. The October delivery was quoted at Rs 53 (53.50), November delivery at Rs 52.59 (52.90) and December delivery at Rs 52.25 (52.57) per kg for RSS 4. Spot market rates per kg on Friday were as follows: RSS 4 Rs 54.00 (54.25), RSS 5 Rs 51.50 (51.50), ungraded Rs 49.50 (50.00), ISNR 20 Rs 49.50 (50) and latex 60 per cent Rs 38 (39).

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