Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber futures ended flat on Monday as worries over slumping tyre demand from automakers countered optimism fuelled by phased reopening of coronavirus-induced lockdowns globally.
TOCOM's rubber contract for October delivery finished 0.1 yen higher at 152.8 yen ($1.43) per kg.
The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery fell 25 yuan to finish at 10,335 yuan ($1,459) per tonne.
The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange for June delivery last traded at 108.8 US cents per kg, down 0.7%. Rubber inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 0.1% from last release on April 30, the exchange said on Friday. Australia, France and Spain are slowly opening their economies, while the United Kingdom - which has the second-highest virus death toll in the world - introduced some limited easing of restrictions.