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VEGOILS-Palm oil tracks competing oils futures greater, set for weekly gain

Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains on Friday and were poised for a weekly gain as traders tracked strength in rival oils at the Dalian and Chicago markets.

The benchmark palm oil agreement for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 45 ringgit, or 1.18%, at 3,849 ringgit ($ 822.26) a metric load by midday.

The contract has acquired 1.05% so far today.

The futures were seen trading higher today following bullish momentum in Chicago soyoil futures over night and in South American market prices, Anilkumar Bagani, commodity research head at Mumbai-based Sunvin Group stated.

Dalian's most-active soyoil agreement rose 1.03%,. while its palm oil contract acquired 0.93%. Soyoil costs. on the Chicago Board of Trade were up 0.11%.

Palm oil is impacted by rate movements in associated oils as. they complete for a share in the worldwide vegetable oils market.

Malaysia has maintained its June export tax for unrefined palm. oil at 8% and reduced its referral price to 3,956.06 ringgit. ($ 845.13) per metric ton for June, compared to May's 4,273.93. ringgit a load, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board. site revealed on Thursday.

According to cargo property surveyor Intertek Testing Services,. exports of Malaysian palm oil products for May 1-15 fell 5.2% to. 600,777 metric heaps from 633,680 metric tons delivered throughout the. exact same duration in April.

Freight surveyor Societe Generale de Security (SGS). quotes exports of Malaysian palm oil products for May 1-15 at. 426,947 metric heaps, according to LSEG.

Soybean harvesting in flood-hit Rio Grande do Sul state. reached 85% of the area planted with the oilseed, up from 78%. recently, according to crop company Emater on Thursday.

Oil costs gained on Friday, with global benchmark Brent. set for its very first weekly boost in 3 weeks on signs of. enhancing global need amidst more powerful economic indicators from. crucial customers China and the United States.

Stronger petroleum futures make palm a more appealing. choice for biodiesel feedstock.

Palm oil looks neutral in a narrow range of 3,787. ringgit to 3,857 ringgit per metric heap and an escape could. suggest an instructions, according to ' technical expert. Wang Tao.

(source: Reuters)