SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) –
- Japanese rubber futures hit a one-month low on Wednesday, as weaker Chinese manufacturing data and trade tensions surrounding Beijing outweighed prospects of a new outsized fiscal stimulus package from the top consumer.
- The April Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: was down 8.4 yen, or 2.3%, at 356.6 yen ($2.33) per kg as of 0205 GMT.
- The January rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) SNRv1 fell 125 yuan, or 0.7%, to 17,760 yuan ($2,491.27) per metric ton.
- China’s factory activity likely contracted in October for a sixth month, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, but by the tiniest of margins, backing officials’ optimism that recent fresh stimulus will get the world’s No.2 economy back on track.
- Beijing is considering approving next week the issuance of over 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) in extra debt in the next few years to revive its fragile economy, said two sources with knowledge of the matter.
- The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3% at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.
- Automobile sales could influence the intensity of automobile manufacturing, which involves using rubber-made tyres.
- The dollar-yen pair JPY=EBS slipped 0.06% to 153.27, retreating from a three-month peak on Tuesday, as U.S. bond yields rose and the yen has been pressured by political uncertainty since Japan’s ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament last weekend. USD/
- A stronger currency makes yen-denominated assets less affordable to overseas buyers. FRX/
- The front-month November rubber contract on Singapore Exchange’s SICOM platform STFc1 last traded at 192.4 U.S. cents per kg, up 0.4%.
($1 = 153.2100 yen)
($1 = 7.1289 yuan)
Reporting by Gabrielle Ng; Editing by Rashmi Aich
