Palm oil edges down on Dalian palm olein, Chicago soyoil
JAKARTA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second straight session on Thursday, tracking weakness in Dalian palm olein futures and Chicago Board of Trade soyoil prices.
The benchmark palm oil contract for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 8 ringgit, or 0.17%, to 4,759 ringgit (about $1,166) a metric ton during the morning trade.
FUNDAMENTALS
Dalian's most-active soyoil contract rose 0.49%, while its palm oil contract dropped 0.28%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.08%
Palm oil tracks rival edible oils, as it competes for a share of the global vegetable oils market
Crude palm oil prices are expected to stay above 4,600 ringgit ($1,128) per metric ton in November on stronger export demand, sustained biodiesel consumption and a seasonal decline in production, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council said on Thursday
Cargo surveyors estimated that Malaysian palm oil products exports for October 1-20 rose between 58.5% and 78.4% from a month earlier
Oil prices rose on Thursday as more attacks in Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthis prompted the United States to order some diplomats and family members to leave its missions in the kingdom O/R
Stronger crude oil futures make palm a more attractive option for biodiesel feedstock
Palm oil may retest a support at 4,736 ringgit per metric ton, as a correction from 4,852 ringgit looks incomplete, Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao said TECH/C
MARKET NEWS
Asian stocks struggled to stay above water in early trade on Thursday, as tech earnings optimism provided only fleeting support amid lingering concerns over AI and uncertainty in the Gulf MKTS/GLOB
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($1 = 4.0800 ringgit)