Informist, Thursday, Jan 20, 2022
By Rahul Dhuri
MUMBAI – Prices of natural rubber rose in the key markets of Kerala due to renewed demand from domestic stockists after the recent fall in prices. However, sluggish demand from tyre makers capped the rise in prices, traders said.
* Automobile sales continued their slide in December, with passenger vehicle sales falling over 13% on year and sales of two-wheelers declining nearly 11%, data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers showed.
* "Sales of passenger vehicles in Q3 (Oct-Dec) have been the lowest in five years, while for two-wheelers, it has been the lowest in nine years," said Rajesh Menon, director general at SIAM, in a press release.
* In the global market, futures contracts of natural rubber on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange recouped early losses and ended higher today on expectations of a rise in bulk demand.
* Rubber prices were down on TOCOM in early trade as investors booked profits after a recent surge in prices. A fall in crude oil prices earlier had also weighed on rubber prices on TOCOM, analysts said.
* Crude oil futures rose on New York Mercantile Exchange in Asian trade due to supply constraints. Natural rubber prices take cues from crude oil, as the latter is used to manufacture synthetic rubber.
* Following are the highlights of today's trade:
--Today, the widely traded RSS-4 variety was sold at 158-159 rupees per kg, up 1 rupee from Wednesday.
--The most-active June contract on TOCOM ended at 251.2 yen (163.67 rupees), up 0.7 yen from the previous close.
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Edited by Maheswaran Parameswaran
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