TOKYO (Reuters) - World stocks rallied to near record highs on Friday after China said it had agreed with the United States to cancel tariffs in phases, a key demand of Beijing for sealing a deal to end a trade war that has slowed economic growth and roiled markets.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose to an over 3-month high on Wednesday, as growing hopes for a US-China trade deal boosted investors' risk appetite.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices were unchanged on Thursday, holding on to most of their losses from the previous session, on worries that a long-awaited interim deal to dial back a crippling U.S.-China trade war could be delayed.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar inched lower against the yen on Thursday as lingering doubts about when the United States and China will sign a preliminary trade deal discouraged traders from taking big positions.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares paused near multi-month peaks on Thursday while bonds eked out a bounce as reports of delays in sealing a preliminary Sino-U.S. trade deal left investors frustrated at the lack of concrete progress.

1.      Representatives from Member Countries of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) namely Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia (TIM) have met several times to discuss and analyse the prevailing market situations of natural rubber (NR) including implementation of reduction, export value, affected production by disease and price.