Meanwhile, Dalian's most-active soyoil contract fell 1%, while its palm oil contract slipped 3.5%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 1.1%.
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The most-traded April copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange advanced 0.8% to 68,110 yuan ($10,541.71) a tonne, having hit its highest since August 2011 at 68,880 yuan a tonne earlier in the session.
Based on the drop from this high to the Feb. 19 low of $58.59, oil is supposed to rise to $65.61. A break above $62.08 could signal the continuation of the uptrend.
Support is at 3,624 ringgit, a break below which could cause a fall into the 3,466-3,545 ringgit range. On the daily chart, the contract may break a resistance at 3,581 ringgit, following its failure on Feb. 15.
The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 74 ringgit, or 2.1%, to 3,618 ringgit ($895.32) a tonne during early trade.