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KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday Aug 18.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Malaysian palm oil futures scored their first gain in four sessions on Thursday, tracking stronger edible oils and lifted by tighter supplies, traders said.
* Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures 0#W: fell about 1 percent to life-of-contract lows on Thursday, weighed down by investment fund short selling and abundant global supplies, traders said.
* Oil prices fell early on Friday as part of a broad-based selloff across markets and despite signs that crude markets are gradually tightening.
MARKET NEWS
* Asian stock investors joined a global retreat from riskier assets on Friday and the dollar wavered on growing doubts about U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to fulfill his economic agenda.
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DATA/EVENTS
Cargo surveyor ITS releases Malaysia's Aug 1-20 palm oil export data on August 20.
Cargo surveyor SGS releases Malaysia's Aug 1-20 palm oil export data on August 20. - Reuters
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