Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Tuesday, snapping a four-day winning streak, as a weaker export pace pressured prices, according to market sources.
Palm oil trader David Ng highlighted that market sentiment was also affected by weaker soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade during Asian trading hours. “Support is at RM5,000 and resistance at RM5,200 a tonne,” he commented.
At the end of trading:
- November 2024 fell RM46 to RM5,224 per tonne.
- December 2024 decreased RM157 to RM5,076.
- January 2025 slid RM170 to RM5,026.
For later contracts:
- February 2025 dropped RM177 to RM4,960 per tonne.
- March 2025 and April 2025 both declined RM176, closing at RM4,853 and RM4,727 per tonne, respectively.
Trading volume surged to 131,965 lots from 79,094 on Monday, while open interest rose slightly to 239,980 contracts.
The physical CPO price for November South narrowed RM80 to settle at RM5,200 per tonne.
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