Physical Rubber prices showed improvement on Tuesday on account of improved demand from domestic buyers in the market. Further, worries over supply crunch following lean production season of the commodity too supported rubber prices. Spot prices for RSS-4 variety gained to 128/ kg compared to its previous closing of Rs 127/ kg; while the RSS-5 variety jumped to 125/ kg compared to its previous closing of Rs 123/ kg.
In the futures market, August delivery was trading at Rs 130 compared to its previous close of Rs 129.98 on the Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX).