The dollar wobbled on Thursday

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SHANGHAI: Japanese rubber futures rose on Tuesday as excessive rain in top producer Thailand raised worries over supplies. The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for December delivery rose 2.2 yen, or 0.71%, to 311.8 yen ($2.18) per kg. The rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) for September delivery increased 85 yuan, or 0.61%, to 14,095 yuan ($1,968.08) per metric ton. The most active August butadiene rubber contract on the SHFE fell 10 yuan, or 0.09%, to 11,260 yuan ($1,572.23) per metric ton.

The suspension of Ms Paetongtarn has investors on edge, though it may cool protests in the short term, say analysts.

US President Donald Trump on July 2 announced a tiered tariff agreement with Vietnam. Exports to the US from the South-East Asian nation will be charged a 20% rate, Trump said in a social-media post, with 40% levied on any goods deemed to be transshipped through the country.

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as investors took stock of positive demand indicators, while also treading cautiously ahead of an OPEC+ meeting to decide the group's August output policy.

Uncertainty lingers among factory owners, as they wait on a more durable trade deal with the US.

China lifted its official yuan midpoint to its strongest since November on Tuesday.