Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures ended flat on Thursday, retreating from a two-week high hit earlier in the session on a weaker yen, as investors cautiously awaited the United Kingdom's vote on whether to stay in the European Union. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for November delivery finished 0.1 yen higher at 155.6 yen ($1.49) per kg, after hitting a high of 158.0 yen, the highest since June 8.
The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery rose 75 yuan to finish at 11,035 yuan ($1,677.43) per tonne. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for July delivery last traded at 130.0 US cents per kg, unchanged from the previous day.