The dollar edged lower Friday after breaking solidly through the 100 mark on the back of upbeat U.S. growth. SEE MORE India's natural rubber (NR) import in February was half of that a year before, at 15,609 tonnes. Industry representatives say this was mainly due to an increase in prices in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia, key sources for Indian tyre makers, the largest consumer of rubber. SEE MORE Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are slightly weaker across the board this morning, Thursday March 30, with three-month prices down between 0.1% for aluminium and 0.5% for lead, nickel and copper, with the latter at $5,877 per tonne. SEE MORE The 2020 startup date for the proposed Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Nova Chemicals and Borealis steam cracker and polyethylene plant in Texas is too ambitious, sources said this week. SEE MORE U.S. economic growth slowed less than previously reported in the fourth quarter as robust consumer spending provided a boost that was partially offset by the largest gain in imports in two years. SEE MORE