Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures slid to a 26-month low on Monday, extending losses into a third straight session, as a firmer yen against the US dollar prompted fresh selling. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for April delivery finished 2.3 yen, or 1.5 percent, lower at 155.5 yen ($1.38) per kg. TOCOM's technically specified rubber (TSR) 20 futures contract for May delivery fell 1.7 percent to close at 141.2 yen per kg. The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for January delivery dropped 95 yuan to finish at 11,115 yuan ($1,601) per tonne.
The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for December delivery last traded at 122.9 US cents per kg, up 0.1 cent.
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