Tuesday, January 5, 2010

[05 Jan] Tocom RSS3 Rubber Futures up 3.3% on Strong Crude Oil, Weak Yen


Natural rubber futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange rose Monday to their highest level since September 2008 on spillover support from strong crude oil and a weaker yen, said trade participants.

The benchmark Tocom June RSS3 contract traded as much as Y9 or 3.3% higher at Y285 a kilogram.

There's been a lot of buying by institutional funds, which took leads from crude oil hovering around $80 a barrel, said a Tokyo-based broker with Okachi Corp.

He said the U.S. dollar rising above Y93 also provided support to rubber prices.

(Source: irco.biz)

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