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# RUBBER-Japan futures drift lower on strong yen, weak Chinese auto sales

By Ruth Chai

Feb 12 (Reuters) -

-   Japanese rubber futures extended their declines on Thursday, pressured by a stronger yen and a sharp drop in car sales in China, the world’s top auto manufacturer.
-   The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for July delivery (JRUc6) (0#2JRU:) was down 0.7 yen, or 0.2%, at 349.7 yen ($2.29) per kg, as of 0158 GMT.
-   The rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) for May delivery (SNRv1) rose 50 yuan, or 0.3%, to 16,585 yuan ($2,403.10) per metric ton.
-   The most active March butadiene rubber contract on the SHFE (SHBRv1) fell 135 yuan, or 1.04%, to 12,830 yuan per metric ton.
-   The yen (JPY=EBS) steadied slightly below 153.05 per dollar on Thursday, up more than 2.6% since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory on Sunday. (USD/)
-   A stronger currency makes yen-denominated assets less affordable to overseas buyers. (FRX/)
-   Japan’s Nikkei (.N225) share average surged past the 58,000 mark for the first time, continuing a scorching rally since the election victory.
-   China’s car sales fell last month at the fastest pace in nearly two years as competition steepens in the cut-throat market where automakers are grappling with fading government subsidies, softening demand and tighter regulations.
-   Automobile sales could influence the intensity of automobile manufacturing, which involves using rubber-made tyres.
-   Lower automobile prices, driven by fierce competition, exert a downward pressure on rubber tyre prices.
-   Meanwhile, Shanghai and Singapore rubber prices have remained firm due to high spot and breakeven prices, though trading volumes have reduced in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year next week, according to LSEG-compiled data.
-   The front-month rubber contract on Singapore Exchange’s SICOM platform for March delivery (STFc1) last traded at 194.1 U.S. cents per kg, up 0.6%.

($1 = 152.8800 yen)

($1 = 6.9015 yuan)

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