Palm oil slips on weaker Dalian rival contracts, firmer ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (Reuters) -Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Monday, as weaker Dalian rival oils and a stronger ringgit currency weighed on the market.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange slid 55 ringgit, or 1.40%, to 3,862 ringgit ($871.19) by 0235 GMT.
The contract fell 0.63% last week, a second consecutive weekly drop.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Dalian’s most-active soyoil contract DBYcv1 fell 0.34%, while its palm oil contract DCPcv1 lost 0.76%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade BOcv1 were up 0.44%.
* Palm oil tracks price movements of rival edible oils, as they compete for a share of the global vegetable oils market.
* The ringgit MYR=, palm’s currency of trade, strengthened 1.38% against the dollar, making the commodity more expensive for buyers holding foreign currencies.
* Oil prices hovered at eight-month lows on Monday as fears of a recession in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer, offset concerns that escalating tensions in the Middle East may affect supplies from the largest producing region. O/R
* Weaker crude oil futures make palm a less attractive option for biodiesel feedstock.
*India’s palm and soybean oil imports surged to their highest levels in about a year in July, as refiners increased purchases following a price correction and in anticipation of a potential import duty hike, dealers said on Friday.
* Indonesia’s biodiesel consumption in the first half of 2024 reached 6.12 million kilolitres, data from the energy ministry showed on Friday.
* Palm oil is expected to bounce to 3,953 ringgit per metric ton, as it has broken resistance at 3,913 ringgit, Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao said. TECH/C
MARKET NEWS
* Share markets tumbled and bonds rallied in Asia on Monday as fears the United States could be heading for recession sent investors rushing from risk assets while wagering interest rates will have to fall rapidly to rescue growth. MKTS/GLOB
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