THERE is an unmistakable bounce on the derivatives corner of the Singapore Exchange which has been outshining the bourse operator's securities business - thanks to markedly higher volatility in financial markets.

INDIA'S natural rubber imports have been high in recent years, staying above the 4,00,000-tonne mark, on the back of rising consumption, which has hovered around the 1-million-tonne level, according to data from the Rubber Board.

As evidenced by the cooperative move made by Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia under the framework of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), diplomacy can have real and direct positive impacts on smallholders.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) is organizing the 12th edition of its Annual Rubber Conference on October 7, 2019. The Government of Indonesia is hosting the conference in Yogyakarta.

* Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures gained on Tuesday as the yen weakened, although Shanghai rubber fell as a new contract weighed on prices.

The oil market saw a rather significant surplus in the first half of 2019, much larger than previously expected. Looking forward, supplies are set to tighten in the second half of the year, but that may only be a hiatus before the glut returns.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures ended flat on Thursday amid concerns of rising supplies.

Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production in May 2019 rose by 30.2% to 44,164 tonnes, as compared to 33,923 tonnes in April 2019 — the highest since February 2019.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures inched higher on Wednesday even as Shanghai futures continued to fall on weak fundamentals. The benchmark TOCOM rubber contract for December delivery finished 0.9 yen ($0.0083) higher at 177.2 yen per kg. The most-act

Oil prices gained more than 4% a barrel on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories shrank more than expected and as major producers evacuated rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of an expected storm.