Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch March 6

At Monday's close, the benchmark palm oil contract for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 3.9 percent at 1,965 ringgit ($469.42) a tonne. That was its biggest one-day dip since Feb. 16 last year. Traded volumes stood at 53,531 lots of 25 tonnes each.

KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Wednesday March 6.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Malaysian palm oil futures inched higher on Tuesday, with traders expecting more upbeat outlooks from participants at an industry conference this week.

* Chicago grain futures struggled to gain any traction on Tuesday, with wheat rising slightly on technical buying and soybeans slipping as traders anxiously awaited more news on the U.S.-China trade talks.