MUMBAI – Rubber futures on the Indian Commodity Exchange settled higher today tracking gains in contracts on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, traders said.

HÀ NỘI — Lower natural rubber prices and falling oil prices helped cut input costs of local tyre firms and increased their profits in the first quarter.

NEW YORK: Oil soared on Thursday, extending its rebound after major oil-producing nations said they would accelerate planned production cuts to combat the dramatic slump in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HÀ NỘI — Industrial park developers and natural rubber companies are the most resilient amid a prolonged global COVID-19 pandemic due to higher cash availability, according to BIDV Securities Corp (BSC).

Analysts at Reuters have conducted a poll which has resulted in the forecast that the Chinese economy will slowly recover from its first quarterly contraction since current records began.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic battered Asian economies in April with social-distancing policies and business closures taking a particularly heavy toll on the region’s service sector firms, surveys showed on Thursday.