TOKYO: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back from the previous session’s plunge, as firmer oil prices and a softer yen against the dollar lent support.

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for December delivery ended up 2.2 yen, or 1.1 percent, at 211.5 yen ($1.9) per kg. The TOCOM July contract expired on Tuesday.

The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery fell 25 yuan to finish at 13,640 yuan ($2,020) per tonne.

The front-month rubber contract on Singapore’s SICOM exchange for August delivery last traded at 152.5 US cents per kg, up 0.4 cent.—Reuters