Updates closing prices, adds analyst quote and details

SINGAPORE, July 16 (Reuters) -

• Japanese rubber futures fell to a one-week low onTuesday as a slew of weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data dampened sentiment.

• The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for December delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: was down 6.3 yen, or 1.94%, at 318.6 yen ($2.01) per kg.

• The September rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) SNRv1 rose 15 yuan, or 0.1%, to finish at 14,465 yuan ($1,990.92)per metric ton.

• China's economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter as a protracted property downturn and job insecurity knocked the wind out of a fragile recovery, keeping alive expectations Beijing will need to unleash even more stimulus.

• Weighing down the Chinese market sentiment is also a slowdown in tyre makers' enquiries, with buyers taking a "wait-and-watch" stance, said Farah Miller, CEO of independent rubber-focused data firm Helixtap Technologies.

• Market participants currently expect the Chinese government to implement more measures to restore confidence at the key economic leadership meeting in Beijing this week, added Miller.

• China's two key commodity exchanges, including the SHFE, will halve their hedging fees for listed products to lower users' costs and increase participation in the world's biggest consumer of commodities.

• The yen JPY=EBS was weaker after Monday's one-month high of 157.165 to the dollar, keeping traders wary of further intervention by Tokyo. USD/

• Japanese authorities kept up their warnings against falls in the yen, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi saying they stood ready to take all possible measures in the currency market.

• A weaker currency makes yen-denominated assets more affordable to overseas buyers. FRX/

• The front-month August rubber contract on Singapore Exchange's SICOM platform STFc1 was flat and last tradedat 161 U.S. cents per kg.

($1 = 158.6400 yen)

($1 = 7.2655 yuan)

Reporting by Gabrielle Ng; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Sohini Goswami

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