Rubber falls

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures fell 0.4 percent on Thursday, dragged lower by weak Shanghai futures, on uncertainty about rubber demand by the world's top consumer. The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) for December delivery fell 0.9 yen to settle at 201.2 yen ($1.99) per kg.
The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery fell 55 yuan to finish at 13,930 yuan ($2,200) per tonne. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for August delivery last traded at 166.80 US cents per kg, down 0.5 cent.