Rubber India
Friday, 14 August 2026
📉 Market Direction: Cautiously Bearish
Asian rubber markets opened weaker this morning after oil prices fell sharply and fresh Malaysian data showed a strong rise in natural rubber production.
🇯🇵 TOCOM / OSE – Japan
January rubber futures: around 421.7 yen/kg
Down 3.4 yen (-0.8%)
🇨🇳 SHFE – China
January rubber futures: 17,725 yuan/ton
Down 160 yuan (-0.89%)
🇸🇬 SICOM – Singapore
November TSR20: around 217.5 US cents/kg
Down approximately 1.1%
🛢️ Oil Market Impact
Crude oil prices fell more than 2% on Thursday.
The decline was linked to:
Concerns about weaker global demand
A sharp increase in U.S. crude inventories
🇲🇾 Malaysia Supply – Negative Factor
Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased:
31.5% month-on-month in June
1.2% year-on-year
Production reached 26,553 tonnes
Rubber exports jumped 35.2% month-on-month
China remained Malaysia’s largest export destination, accounting for 55.8% of total natural rubber exports.
📌 Rising production and exports are a negative factor for rubber prices because they indicate better supply availability.
🔎 Today’s Outlook
Overall view: 🟠 Cautiously Bearish / Range-Bound
