Renewable Energy
VEGOILS - Dalian oils and Malaysian palm oils have seen a strong week of gains on the back of a strong physical demand.
The price of Malaysian palm oils rose for the third session in a row on Friday. This was due to strong demand before Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday. Also, rival vegetable oil prices were strong. The benchmark contract for palm oil delivery in June on the Bursa Derivatives exchange gained 108 Ringgit or 2.5% to $4420 ringgit (US$996.62) per metric ton. The contract rose 1.03% in the last week, marking its first weekly increase in three. A Kuala Lumpur based trader stated that "Today crude palm oil future prices are up due to strong physical demand because of the holiday...