Rubber Market Ends Mixed Amid Regional Gains

By K. Naveen Prabu

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended mixed today amid an uptrend in the regional rubber futures market, a dealer said.

She said Japanese rubber futures rose for a third straight session today.

The dealer said market sentiment was also lifted by concerns over dwindling raw material supplies in major natural rubber producing countries due to the wet weather.

“Thailand's meteorological agency warned of heavy rains and accumulations that could cause flash floods and overflows from July 10 to 13,” she told Bernama.

Nevertheless, she said further gains were capped by a rise in natural rubber production as reported by the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).

“DOSM reported that Malaysia's natural rubber production increased by 24.9 per cent in May 2025 at 22.494 tonnes compared with April 2025’s 18,008 tonnes. 

“However, year-on-year comparison showed that natural rubber production decreased by 12.2 per cent,” she said. 

At 3 pm, the Malaysian Rubber Board reported that the price of Standard Malaysian Rubber 20 increased by 13.0 sen to 721.00 sen per kilogramme (kg), while latex in bulk fell by 0.5 sen to 564.50 sen per kg.

-- BERNAMA