21 Apr 2014

Tocom Rubber Drops; No Intervention Yet On Outlook   21 April 2014, 14:03 SEAST   Tocom rubber futures settle 2.4% lower after hitting a fresh four-and-a-half-year low amid cut-loss selling and a decline in Shanghai rubber.   IRCo chief executive Yium Tavarolit says the major producing countries of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have discussed the selloff, which they are attributing to global […]

Asian Physical Rubber Prices Down; Producers Hold Back   21 April 2014, 16:55 SEAST   Asian physical rubber prices are lower amid the slump in rubber futures. “It’s a scary market out there,” says a Singapore-based dealer.   There aren’t many trades done as several buyers are out bargain-hunting, but to no avail, as producers […]

Asian Rubber Slumps; Intervention Not Yet Under Consideration   21 April 2014, 17:55 SEAST   Asian rubber slumped Monday, with the benchmark contract in Tokyo falling to fresh four-and-a-half year lows as investors rushed to cut their losses in a second straight day of selloff.   Benchmark September natural rubber on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange settled 2.4% […]