Palm oil price climbs


Futures for October delivery soared 5.1% to close at RM4,076 a tonne in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Palm oil jumped to the strongest in over a week following a surge in soybean oil after the US senate passed a bill that supports biofuel production and on signs of a recovery in demand in China, the No 2 importer.

Futures for October delivery soared 5.1% to close at RM4,076 a tonne in Kuala Lumpur.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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