Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Apr 19


The benchmark palm oil contract for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 0.4 percent at 2,809 ringgit ($668.01) a tonne at the close of trade, snapping two earlier sessions of gains. It rose earlier in the session to 2,837 ringgit, its strongest since Nov. 2.

KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.

FUNDAMENTALS

* 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.

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