Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered mixed on Friday as a weak dollar supported prices, while slack demand and slightly easier Malaysian palm oil futures weighed. Asking prices for palm oil were between $5 a tonne up and $7.50 down from Thursday after Malaysian palm oil futures closed between six ringgit per tonne higher and 11 ringgit lower on concerns over sluggish export demand, although July 1-20 data was largely unchanged from the same period in June.
At 1630 GMT, CBOT soyoil futures were between 0.04 and 0.13 cent per lb higher on technical buying, and were also supported by slightly firmer energy prices.
EU rapeoil was offered between unchanged and three euros up, tracking strength in Chicago soyoil futures and underpinned by continuing worries over the rapeseed crop, which suffers from a hot and dry spell. Technical selling in rapeseed futures ahead of the weekend limited gains. Lauric oils were offered between $10 a tonne lower and $15 up from Thursday as the weaker dollar supported products quoted in that currency as well as a slightly firmer ringgit. Lack of buyers weighed on prices.
The spread between coconut oil and the cheaper palm kernel oils was $52.50 a tonne for October/November shipment. "Overall it was not a wild day today as players took a bit of a breather following recent price volatility and geopolitical uncertainties," one broker said.
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