Rubber lower

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures edged lower on Tuesday after weak factory data in China sent equities down in Tokyo and Shanghai, prompting fresh sells, dealers said. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for February delivery finished 0.2 yen lower at 174.4 yen ($1.46) per kg, after hitting a high of 176.4 yen earlier. The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for January delivery fell 65 yuan to finish at 11,450 yuan ($1,799.47) per tonne. The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for October delivery last traded at 124.0 US cents per kg, down 0.8 cent.