Wed, 01 May 2013 10:10:04 GMT
Rubber depreciates on increasing Yen and weak data from China
Rubber futures for October settlement were lower by 1.7% to 259.2 Yen per kilogram on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange in the morning on Wednesday. Commodity futures lost 14% this year. The commodity slides as the Japanese Yen strengthened and China announced weaker than expected manufacturing industry data. Also, crude rubber stockpiles in Japan increased by 2% and reached 15,976 tons on 20th of April.