Renewable Energy
Palmetto prices rise after three sessions of bargain-buying losses
After three sessions of losses in a row, Malaysian palm oils futures rose on Wednesday. This was due to bargain-hunting after the contract reached a two-month low. By midday, the benchmark palm oil contract on Bursa Malaysia's Derivatives exchange rose by 0.75% to $4277 per metric ton ($966.34). This week, the contract has fallen by 2.97%. When prices reached the lowest point of the day, they were too cheap to ignore. "We saw a great deal of bargain-hunting today. A lot of buyers came out and there was a (short)covering as well," said Paramalingam Supramaniam of Selangor brokerage Pelindung Bestari....