Malaysian palm oil price closes flat after recouping early losses

The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 1.5 percent at 2,538 ringgit ($621.91) a tonne at the close of trade, its third consecutive day of gains. It earlier rose to 2,541 ringgit, its strongest level since Dec. 18.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures closed flat on Wednesday as short covering in the second half of trade helped the market recover from losses earlier in the day.

The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed at 2,408 ringgit ($619.34) a tonne on Wednesday evening. It earlier fell as much as 1.2 percent to an intraday low of 2,380 ringgit.