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Kottayam-Kochi Rubber Market Rates

Kottayam, Aug 13 (UNI) Following were the Rubber Market rates announced by the Rubber
Board here today per quintal.
KOTTAYAM
RSS FOUR: 20000
RSS FIVE : 19700
ISNR TWENTY: 17400
SIXTY PERCENT LATEX: 13735
KOCHI
RSS FOUR : 20000
RSS FIVE : 19700
INTERNATIONAL RATES (BANGKOK)
RSS One : 19688
RSS Two : 19376
RSS Three: 19227
RSS Four : 19145
RSS Five : 19023
KUALALUMPUR
SMR TWENTY : 15474 ($176.50)
SIXTY PERCENT LATEX : 12105 ($138.05)
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