KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Thursday May 21.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to the lowest in almost three weeks on Wednesday,
stretching their losses into a fourth session as weakness in comparative markets overseas
dragged, although robust export demand put a floor under prices.
* U.S. soybeans fell to seven-month lows and corn to one-week lows on Wednesday, pressured by
forecasts for nearly ideal growing conditions for the crops next week.
* Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday, with U.S. crude snapping a five-day decline, after another
weekly inventory draw but gains were still limited by a huge supply overhang and concerns about
a stronger dollar.
MARKET NEWS
* The dollar rose and U.S. Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after minutes from the latest
Federal Reserve meeting bolstered expectations that U.S. interest rates will remain near zero
until later in 2015.
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DATA/EVENTS
> Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance to release data
on Malaysia's May 1-25 palm oil exports on May 25.
Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0452 GMT
Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume
MY PALM OIL FEB5 2240 -24.00 2230 2254 29
MY PALM OIL MAR5 2228 -19.00 2220 2249 388
MY PALM OIL APR5 2210 -20.00 2202 2222 7986
CHINA PALM OLEIN MAY5 4846 -22.00 4844 4874 180294
CHINA SOYOIL MAY5 5514 -52.00 5508 5562 240078
CBOT SOY OIL MAR5 31.48 -3.50 31.47 31.57 2367
INDIA PALM OIL JAN5 434.90 -3.50 434.00 439.50 488
INDIA SOYOIL FEB5 616.00 -9.00 615.70 624.80 50145
NYMEX CRUDE MAR5 45.06 -0.53 44.35 45.35 25835
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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