Key Tokyo rubber futures rose to their highest in a month on Friday and posted their biggest weekly gains in three weeks, as a rally in a wide range of commodity markets improved sentiment. The key Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for September delivery settled at 463.8 yen per kg, up 5.2 yen, or 1 percent, from Thursday's settlement.
The contract rose as far as 467.6 yen, its highest since March 4, and gained about 8.8 percent this week for its biggest weekly increase since the week ending on March 18. The most active Shanghai rubber contract for September delivery rose 890 yuan to close at 36,680 yuan ($5,606) per tonne on Friday. Volume picked up to 581,410 lots from Thursday's 448,114 lots. Asian physical rubber prices held at high levels on Friday, supported by limited supplies, but dealers said trading was thin ahead of a holiday next week in Thailand, the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter.
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