28 Oct 2025
Prices gain on “short-covering and improved sentiment,” according to JPX
Tokyo – Natural rubber (NR) futures ended the week higher across all major exchanges, supported by short-covering and renewed speculative buying.
Sentiment improved during the trading week ended 24 Oct, on stronger Chinese economic data, reported Japan Exchange Group (JPX) 27 Oct.
In Osaka, Japan, the OSE March 2026 RSS3 contract closed up 2.9% week-on-week, in quiet trading.
In Shanghai, China, the benchmark January 2026 SHFE RU contract gained 3.8%, while the Shanghai INE TSR January delivery rose 1.4% compared to the week before.
The active January 2026 TSR20 contract on Singapore’s SICOM exchange also advanced 3.1% week-on-week, in shortened trading due to a national holiday.
Higher crude oil prices lent additional support after the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil.
Optimism over a potential easing of US-China trade tensions ahead of the expected meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi during the forthcoming APEC summit in South Korea further buoyed market confidence.
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