Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract for November delivery finishing 0.4 yen, or 0.2%, higher at 193 yen per kg. The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery rose 300 yuan, or 2.5%, to 12,200 yuan per tonne by around 0652 GMT.
TOCOM's technically specified rubber (TSR) 20 futures contract for November delivery fell 0.3% to close at 161.6 yen per kg. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for June delivery traded at 155 US cents per kg, down 0.1%.