Tokyo rubber rises

TOKYO: Japan rubber futures rose on Thursday as a rally in Japan's Nikkei stock index and Wall Street's S&P 500 index bolstered hopes for global economic recovery and investors' risk appetite.

Osaka Exchange's (OSE) rubber contract for January delivery finished 2.3 yen, or 1.3%, higher at 173.3 yen ($1.62) per kg.

The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for January delivery fell 30 yuan to finish at 12,275 yuan ($1,768) per tonne.

The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for September delivery last traded at 128.7 cents per kg, up 0.3%.-Reuters