Physical Rubber prices witnessed weakness on Wednesday due to an acute shortage of natural rubber with domestic production falling short of demand by around 5.5 lakh ton. Moreover, disappointing economic data from China dampened rubber prices globally.
Spot prices for RSS-4 variety fell at Rs 241/ kg compared to its previous closing of Rs 243/ kg; while the RSS-5 variety declined at Rs 237/ kg compared to its previous closing of Rs 240/ kg.