BANGKOK, May 21 (Reuters) - Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures ended flat on Wednesday as firm oil lent support, but the gains were offset by a stronger yen, dealers said.

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for October delivery JRUc6 ended unchanged at 203.4 yen ($2.01) per kg.

"Tokyo rubber should rise higher as firmer oil prices lent support, but a stronger yen encouraged players to sell contract to stop losses and that limited the gains," said a Bangkok-based dealer.

The yen stood little-changed at 101.33 per dollar JPY= , within striking distance of 101.10 hit on Monday, its highest since Feb. 5. USD/

Brent futures edged higher towards $110 per barrel on Wednesday, supported by industry data showing an unexpected draw in U.S. crude inventories and more violence in OPEC oil producer Libya. O/R

The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures exchange for September delivery SNRU4 fell 165 yuan to finish at 14,285 yuan ($2,300) per tonne.

The front-month rubber contract on Singapore's SICOM exchange STFM4 was last traded at 171.4 U.S. cents per kg.

($1 = 101.3450 Japanese Yen)

($1 = 6.2384 Chinese Yuan)

(Reporting by Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat; Editing by Prateek Chatterjee)

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