KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Wednesday, marking their sharpest jump in nearly five months, as traders covered short positions after four sessions of losses and as the ringgit sunk to its weakest in five weeks.
The palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was 3 percent higher at 2,616 ringgit ($656) per tonne by the close of trade.
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