1. Future market:

 

                                                                      Unit: Yen/kg

TOCOM	Opening price	Top	Bottom	Closing offer	Markup
Latest contract808	322.1	323.7	316.4	319.2	-2.9
Benchmark 901	300.6	301.0	296.8	298.0	1.8

 

                                                               Unit: Yuan/mt

SHFE	Opening price	Top	Bottom	Closing offer	Markup
Latest contract808	26,650	26,985	26,650	26,790	255
Main contract811	21,930	22,335	21,760	22,020	360

 

2. Pending order volumes and deal volumes in domestic plantation

 

Hainan:     

 

Products	Pending order volumes	Average price	Deal volume	Average price
SCR5(N)	126	26,633	-	-
SCR5(R)	646	26,861	588	26,878
SCR5(Z)	168	26,388	-	-
CNR	904	16,329	-	-
SCR10	-	-	-	-

 

Yunnan

 

Products	Pending order volumes	Average price	Deal volume	Average price
SCR5	580	27,350	-	-
CNR	-	-	-	-
SCR10	132	25,245	-	-

 

Guangdong:

 

 

3. Spot market in home and abroad:

 

Type	Markets/regions	Products	Market price (Yuan/mt)
Domestic Spot	N-China	SCR5	26,300-26,800
		Thailand RSS3	24,200-24,500
		Vietnam 3L	21,500
	E-China	SCR5	26,600-26,700
		Thailand RSS3	27,000
		Imported Latex	18,400-18,600
	S-China	Barrel NR Latex	18,500
		Vietnam 3L	21,400-21,600

 

USD market:

 

Market	Markets/regions	Products	Market price ($/mt)
Qingdao Free Trade Zone	Thailand	RSS3	3,150
	Indonesia	SIR20	3,020
	Malaysia	SMR20	3,050
	Thailand	STR20	3,060

    On Aug 20^th, domestic spot prices continued weakness, and domestic SCR5 quotations was about Yuan26,500-26,800/mt, amid lower offers around Yuan26,300/mt. Vietnam 3L prices showed stable level at Yuan21,500/mt, and spot traders hold limited cargoes under flat sentiment. International NR prices appeared largely dropped. In Qingdao Free Trade Zone, Some reference quotations: SIR 20 offer was about $3,020/mt; STR 20 offer was about $3,050/mt. Recent deal offer of Thailand RSS3 was at $3,150/mt amid fewer offers, while deal prices were at lower level. SMR20 spot offer was reported at $3,060/mt.

 

4. Latex market:

 

    Today NR Latex market remained weakness, and imported NR latex CIF CMP prices were at $1,900-1,910/mt, and domestic market offers were around Yuan18,100-18,400/mt. Weaker demand continued sluggish, and slower dealing.

 

5. Summary:

 

    Fundamentals showed many shorts, and the medium-term short position remained. In views of short term, the trend will fluctuate effect by surrounding factor volatility; recent dollar index appeared adjustment, which will support to crude oil movements, such as crude oil on schedule in rebound, will have a certain degree of support to NR market trend, and this rebounded situation has always been closely linked to dollar index and the trend of crude oil. But considering the present situation, in the background of shorted fundamentals, this rebound was still only as market adjustments reflected pervious market.

 

    Today’s exchange rate: $1=6.8529RMB