KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a third day on Tuesday and slide to their
weakest in nearly two weeks, as crude deepened its sharp drop and volatility in
emerging Asian markets turned investors wary.
* Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a six-month high Tuesday on
lingering fears that Russia might seek to curb grain exports as a result of
pressure on the rouble.
* Brent crude futures fell for a fifth straight day on Tuesday to end below $60
a barrel while U.S. crude finished a volatile session slightly higher as trading
of expiring options helped defend the price above $55.
MARKET NEWS
* World markets braced for more volatility on Wednesday as tumbling oil prices
and a brewing financial crisis in Russia sent investors stampeding for safe
havens such as the yen and U.S. Treasuries.
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> Brazil's Abiove stands by more modest soy forecast
> China buyers in deals for more than 1 mln tonnes of U.S. soy
> France plans to cut reliance on soybean imports
> Kuwait minister says oil prices could improve in second half of 2015
> Indonesia lax when illegal loggers clear forests for palm plantations -TRFN
DATA/EVENTS
> Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance
to release data on Malaysia's Dec. 1-20 palm oil exports on Dec. 22.
Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0027 GMT
Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume
MY PALM OIL JAN5 0 +0.00 0 0 0
MY PALM OIL FEB5 0 +0.00 0 0 0
MY PALM OIL MAR5 0 +0.00 0 0 0
CHINA PALM OLEIN MAY5 4946 -42.00 4920 4968 428936
CHINA SOYOIL MAY5 0 +0.00 0 0 0
CBOT SOY OIL JAN5 31.80 -5.20 0.00 0.00 0
INDIA PALM OIL DEC4 416.50 -5.20 415.00 420.90 1204
INDIA SOYOIL DEC4 582.50 +0.75 580.10 584.00 10105
NYMEX CRUDE JAN5 55.50 -0.43 55.17 55.59 1611
Palm oil prices in Malaysian ringgit per tonne
CBOT soy oil in U.S. cents per pound
Dalian soy oil and RBD palm olein in Chinese yuan per tonne
India soy oil in Indian rupee per 10 kg
Crude in U.S. dollars per barrel
- Reuters
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