Japan futures drop to one-month low on soft China data, trade tensions
SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (Reuters) -
Japanese rubber futures hit a one-month low on Wednesday, as weaker Chinese manufacturing data and trade tensions surrounding Beijing outweighed prospects of a new outsized fiscal stimulus package from the top consumer.
The April Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: was down 8.4 yen, or 2.3%, at 356.6 yen ($2.33) per kg as of 0205 GMT.
The January rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) SNRv1 fell 125 yuan, or 0.7%, to 17,760 yuan ($2,491.27) per metric ton.
China's factory activity likely contracted in October for a sixth month, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, but by the tiniest of margins, backing officials' optimism that recent fresh stimulus will get the world's No.2 economy back on track.
Beijing is considering approving next week the issuance of over 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) in extra debt in the next few years to revive its fragile economy, said two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3% at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.
Automobile sales could influence the intensity of automobile manufacturing, which involves using rubber-made tyres.
The dollar-yen pair JPY=EBS slipped 0.06% to 153.27, retreating from a three-month peak on Tuesday, as U.S. bond yields rose and the yen has been pressured by political uncertainty since Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament last weekend. USD/
A stronger currency makes yen-denominated assets less affordable to overseas buyers. FRX/
The front-month November rubber contract on Singapore Exchange's SICOM platform STFc1 last traded at 192.4 U.S. cents per kg, up 0.4%.
($1 = 153.2100 yen)
($1 = 7.1289 yuan)
Reporting by Gabrielle Ng; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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