KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Malaysian palm oil futures slipped to their lowest in more than a week on
Thursday, reversing gains in the morning session after crude prices dropped to a
27-month low and the ringgit climbed higher, curbing appetite for the tropical
oil.
* U.S. wheat futures set a two-week high on Thursday, rebounding from last
week's four-year lows on larger-than-expected weekly export sales data, traders
said.
* Global oil prices deepened a three-month rout on Thursday to hit their lowest
since mid-2012, fuelled by growing concerns over weak demand, abundant supply
and signs that Saudi Arabia is in no hurry to cut output.
MARKET NEWS
* Stocks worldwide were lower on Thursday after European Central Bank President
Mario Draghi failed to provide nervous markets with a specific stimulus program
for the euro zone's shaky recovery, while U.S. markets steadied after a recent
sell-off.
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DATA/EVENTS
> Malaysian financial markets closed on Monday, Oct. 6 for a public holiday.
> Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance
to release data on Malaysia's October 1-10 palm oil exports on Oct. 10.
> Industry regulator the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to release data on
Malaysia's end-September palm oil stocks, exports and production on Oct. 10.
Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0019 GMT
Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume
MY PALM OIL OCT4 0 +0.00 0 0 0
MY PALM OIL NOV4 0 +0.00 0 0 0
MY PALM OIL DEC4 0 +0.00 0 0 0
CHINA PALM OLEIN JAN5 0 +0.00 0 0 0
CHINA SOYOIL JAN5 5898 +62.00 5890 5958 313544
CBOT SOY OIL DEC4 32.82 +0.40 32.69 32.84 613
INDIA PALM OIL OCT4 465.00 +0.40 460.90 465.50 1410
#VALUE!
NYMEX CRUDE NOV4 91.22 +0.21 91.05 91.38 2968
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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