Rubber unchanged

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures ended unchanged on Tuesday, erasing early losses as the new benchmark Shanghai futures contract traded near a two-week high, brokers said. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for May delivery finished unchanged at 196 yen ($1.76) per kg after touching a near two-week high of 197.2 yen on Monday. The new most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for May delivery fell 105 yuan to finish at 13,980 yuan ($2,118) per tonne.