March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Rubber rallied from a two-week low as crude oil rose and a weakening dollar revived investor interest in commodities.

New formulations using nanotechnology could help either boost activity or reduce doses of agrochemicals, a researcher in the field has claimed.

Reuters reported that China`s copper consumption will grow this year but more slowly than in 2009 and there are some worries about prices in the H2 of the year.