Thailand’s rubber prices are expected to rise this year due to scant supply, hit by unseasonal flooding in the country’s main growing region, industry players said. SEE MORE Asia’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) market is expected to hold steady in January amid stable-to-firm demand from China and India, unlike in previous years when the Lunar New Year period had translated to weaker demand and prices, market sources said on Friday. SEE MORE Oil climbed, posting the biggest two-day gain in almost six weeks, after Saudi Arabia said it cut production even more than required by an OPEC deal. SEE MORE London copper traded up half a percent on Thursday as the dollar dropped after Donald Trump failed to offer concrete stimulus plans. Electronic trade on the London Metal Exchange resumed after a five-hour delay. SEE MORE Global oil inventories will start to fall by the second quarter of the year, and crude-producing countries will decide in May whether to extend their collective output cuts beyond the first half, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said. SEE MORE