Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures hit their highest in nearly a month on Tuesday, helped by a firm Shanghai market. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for April delivery finished up 1 yen at 206 yen ($1.81) per kg after touching 207 yen earlier, the highest since Oct. 10.
The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures exchange for January delivery fell 5 yuan to finish at 13,990 yuan ($2,111) per tonne. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for December delivery last traded at 145.30 US cents per kg, down 1.2 cent.