** Apollo Tyres Ltd up 3 pct, Ceat Ltd rises 3.2 pct, while MRF Ltd gains 1.4 pct
** Tokyo-listed benchmark TOCOM rubber futures fell as much 3.4 percent to a near one-week low of 157.2 yen, after Asia crude prices inched down on Monday, amid worries over a global oil glut
** Natural rubber makes up for a significant portion of the cost of tyre and a fall may improve companies’ margins
