The benchmark palm oil contract for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 0.6 percent at 2,588 ringgit ($637.44) a tonne at the end of trading, a fourth day of losses out of five. Earlier in the session, the contract hit its strongest level since Nov. 24 at 2,625 ringgit. Traded volumes stood at 34,067 lots of 25 tonnes each on Monday evening.
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Friday Dec 15.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Malaysian palm oil futures hit a 16-month low on Thursday, weighed down by low demand and high stockpiles, as well as weakness in edible oils on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange.
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