Japan futures touch 5-month high on Thailand supply concerns

Japanese rubber futures rose for a sixth session on Tuesday to hit their highest in five months, buoyed by concerns over tightening supply from top producer Thailand.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for January delivery was up 3.7 yen, or 1.05%, at 357.6 yen ($2.47) per kg as of 0205 GMT.

The contract earlier hit an intraday high of 361.2 yen, its strongest level since March 18.

The January rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) fell 20 yuan, or 0.12%, to 16,360 yuan ($2,295.33) per metric ton.

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Rains in Southeast Asian producing areas hindered rubber tapping, slowing raw material production, while lower-than-expected volumes of new rubber arriving at domestic ports supported prices, Chinese commodities data site Jinlianchuang Network said in a note.

Thailand’s meteorological agency warned of heavy rains that may cause flash flood from Aug. 26-Sept. 1.

Many tire companies in Shandong, China stopped production for maintenance, weakening upstream spot demand, said Jinlianchuang Network.

Oil prices paused their recent advances, receding in Asian trading on Tuesday after surging more than 7% in the last three sessions on supply concerns prompted by fears of a wider Middle East conflict and the shutdown of Libyan oil fields.

Natural rubber often takes direction from oil prices as it competes for market share with synthetic rubber, which is made from crude oil.

The yen was last down 0.2% against the dollar. A weaker Japanese currency makes yen-denominated assets more affordable to overseas buyers

Canada, following the lead of the United States and European Union, said on Monday it would impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles.

The front-month September rubber contract on Singapore Exchange’s SICOM platform last traded at 179.1 U.S. cents per kg, down 0.4%.

($1 = 144.6900 yen)

($1 = 7.1275 yuan)