Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures edged higher on Tuesday as the dollar held on to most of the gains, following a rebound on improving risk sentiment as worries over North Korea and Hurricane Irma eased. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for February delivery finished 2.4 yen higher at 228.8 yen ($2.09) per kg.
The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for January delivery rose 130 yuan to finish at 16,750 yuan ($2,565) per tonne. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for October delivery last traded at 167.70 US cents per kg, down 0.3 cent.