Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures edged lower on Friday amid thin trade with no fresh news, finishing the week about 1 percent down as a slowing economy in China, the world's top buyer, weighs on demand for raw materials. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for August delivery finished 0.3 yen, or 0.1 percent, lower at 210.5 yen ($2) per kg.
For the week, TOCOM futures, which set the tone for tyre rubber prices in Southeast Asia, dropped 1.3 percent.
The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery rose 5 yuan to finish at 12,560 yuan ($2,025) per tonne. It earlier climbed to as high as 12,635 yuan.
The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for April delivery last traded at 142.2 US cents per kg, down 0.7 cent.
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