The benchmark palm oil contract for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed at 3,930 ringgit ($951.80) per tonne, unchanged from the previous session, after falling to as low as 3,862 ringgit earlier.
Oil prices edged higher as investors looked for bargains following the previous day's plunge, making palm a more attractive option for biodiesel feedstock.
The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 10 ringgit, or 0.3%, to 3,416 ringgit ($841.59), after closing 1.1% lower on Monday.
Supporting prices was a potential rise in palm oil imports by China next year to 6.4 million tonnes from 6.2 million tonnes in 2020.