SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were subdued on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-U.S. trade tussle helped calm nerves enough for the Nasdaq to reach a record high, while tensions in the oil market grew ahead of an OPEC meeting that may expand crude supply.

CAIRO – 19 June 2018: Egypt’s exports of plastic and rubber products increased 27 percent during the first four months of 2018, recording $539.19 million, compared to $426.18 million during the same months of 2017, according to the Chemical & Fertilizers Export Council.

BEIJING: Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rebounded on Wednesday, tracking Shanghai gains, but increasing supplies and weak demand continued to weigh on the market.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Wednesday, supported by a drop in U.S. commercial crude inventories reported by the American Petroleum Institute (API).

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Stocks in Asia rebounded from recent losses on Wednesday as investors sought bargains, a day after the specter of a U.S.-China trade war drove down bond yields, and share and commodity prices.

COLOGNE, Germany—Europe's truck and bus tire market is likely to see shortages and face increased prices into early next year as a direct result of the European Union's recent imposition of provisional tariffs on Chinese tires.