Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures ended down 2.1 percent on Friday, tracking declines in Shanghai futures during the three-day Golden Week holiday in Japan and as gains in the yen against the dollar weighed on sentiment, industry sources said.
Chinese commodity futures from coal to eggs extended falls on Friday as speculators pulled more money out of markets whose sharp surge two weeks ago unnerved global investors and forced regulators to step in and restore calm.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) was closed from Tuesday to Thursday due to Golden Week holidays.
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for October delivery finished 4 yen lower at 183.5 yen ($1.72) per kg, marking its fourth straight session of falls, and a decline of 5.8 percent for the week, the sharpest weekly decline in four months. Earlier in the day, it hit a low of 181.4 yen, the lowest since April 11.
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