KUALA LUMPUR

The Malaysian rubber market is likely to maintain a mixed trading this week, tracking the ringgit movement against the US dollar and global crude oil prices, a dealer said.

On a Friday-to-Wednesday basis, the Malaysian Rubber Board's noon price for tyre-grade SMR 20 rose 45 sen to 700 sen a kg, and latex-in-bulk increased 43.4 sen to 591.5 sen a kg.

The 5 pm unofficial closing price for SMR 20 added 31 sen to 686.50 sen a kg, while latex-in-bulk gained 43.5 sen to 590 sen a kg. The market was closed on Thursday and Friday last week, and Monday this week for a special public holiday. – Bernama