* Japanese rubber futures dipped on Monday, tracking weaker
domestic equities, while a stronger yen and lacklustre Shanghai
market also added pressure.
* The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for August
delivery was down 2.9 yen, or 1.3%, at 216.3 yen
($1.61) per kg, as of 0204 GMT.
* The rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange
(SHFE) for
May delivery was down 175 yuan, or 1.45%, at 11,920 yuan
($1,723.22) per tonne.
* Rubber inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai
Futures Exchange were flat from a week earlier, the exchange
said on Friday.
* Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average opened down
0.92%.
* The Japanese yen strengthened 0.24% to 134.66 per
dollar,
as of 0206 GMT.
* A stronger yen makes yen-denominated assets less
affordable when
purchased in other currencies.
* Oil prices slipped in Monday Asian morning trading as
concerns
about possible interest rate hikes continue to rattle investors,
though Chinese demand recovery and a weaker dollar provided some
support.
* Lower oil prices incentivise manufacturers to shift to
synthetic
rubber derived from oil, hindering the natural rubber market.
* U.S. stock futures rallied in Asian trade on Monday as
authorities announced plans to limit the fallout from the
collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), while investors wagered
future hikes in U.S rates would now be less aggressive.
* The front-month rubber contract on Singapore Exchange's
SICOM
platform for April delivery last traded flat at 131.7
U.S. cents per kg.
($1 = 134.6700 yen)
($1 = 6.9173 yuan)
(Reporting by Carman Chew; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
SINGAPORE, March 13 (Reuters) -
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