DJ Tocom Rubber Settles Slightly Up on Thai Junta Rubber Overhaul -- Market Talk
Tocom rubber futures settle slightly higher with prices finding support above Y200/kg after Thailand's ruling military junta on Tuesday approved a 5 billion baht ($156 million) plan to overhaul the country's rubber industry to help shore up prices. The overhaul is aimed at improving management of the country's rubber stocks, quality of rubber, encouraging rubber processing and finding new markets, says Winthai Suvaree, spokesman for the junta. Benchmark February rubber settles Y0.5 higher at Y200.1/kg. (huileng.tan@wsj.com; Twitter: @huileng_tan)
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