Physical rubber prices ruled flat on Tuesday due to lower trading activities in the local markets and the commodity lost its direction amidst extremely low volumes.
Spot prices for RSS-4 and RSS-5 variety closed unchanged at Rs 140/ kg and Rs 134/ kg respectively.
In the futures market, contract of August delivery declined to Rs 139.40 compared to its previous close of Rs 139.88, while September delivery closed at Rs 136.96 compared to its previous closing of Rs 137.85 on the National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE).