Rubber futures prices inched lower Thursday as continuing weakness in crude-oil prices weighed on sentiment.
A drop in crude prices has further “intensified uncertainty,” said Kaname Gokon, an analyst at Okato Shoji brokerage.
Overall, investor sentiment “will not be robust as they continue to withdraw from markets,” he said.
Oil prices rose modestly Thursday after U.S. data showed crude stockpiles fell by more than expected last week but the global crude glut continued to weigh on the market and prices remained subdued.
Asian Rubber Futures Dec 10 Change from previous close Tocom May RSS3 Y168.5 Down Y4.1/kg Shanghai May SCR5 CNY10,240/kg Down CNY10/kg Thai Jul RSS3 THB49.50/kg Unchanged Sicom Mar RSS3 US 132.0 cents/kg Down US 1.2 cents/kg Sicom Mar TSR20 US 116.4 cents/kg Down US 0.7 cents/kg Asian Physical Rubber Grade Shipment Dec. 10 Dec. 9 RSS3 Jan/Feb 127-128 129-130 STR20 Jan/Feb 121-122 122-123 SIR20 Jan/Feb 117-118 118-119 SMR20 Jan/Feb 120-121 120-121 SVR3L Jan/Feb 121-121 120-121 USS Jan THB39.12-THB39.59/Kg THB39.12-THB39.59/Kg