Malaysian palm oil price falls from 3-wk top on weaker soyoil, trade war concerns


The benchmark palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 1 percent at 2,191 ringgit ($537.80) a tonne at the end of the trading day. Trading volume stood at 49,614 lots of 25 tonnes each at the close of trade.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday evening, snapping three previous days of gains, tracking losses in soyoil and on the back of trade war concerns.

The benchmark palm oil contract for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 1 percent at 2,191 ringgit ($537.80) a tonne at the end of the trading day.

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