KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures reversed earlier gains to fall in the second half of trade on Wednesday, dragged down by expectations of rising production in the coming months.
The market had earlier been up supported by a weaker ringgit and overnight gains in crude oil. The ringgit, palm's currency of trade, fell to its lowest level in a month against the dollar on Wednesday morning. It was last 0.2 percent down at 4.2960 per dollar, its weakest levels since May 24.
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