Rubber lower

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures erased gains earlier in the day to end down 2.1 percent on Friday, reflecting the yen's sharp rise against the dollar and weak Shanghai futures. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for April delivery finished 4.4 yen lower at 201.6 yen($1.71) per kg. For the week, the contract fell 1.7 percent. The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for May delivery fell 300 yuan to finish at 12,670 yuan ($2,069) per tonne. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for December delivery last traded at 152.00 US cents per kg, down 2.8 cents.