CRUDE palm oil futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed
lower yesterday as buyers stayed on the sidelines to await the release
of export data, dealers said.
June 2011 and July 2011 contracts
both fell by RM8 each to close at RM3,261 a tonne and RM3,723
respectively, while August 2011 shed RM7 to RM3,253. September 2011
slipped RM14 to RM3,248.
Turnover declined to 21,936 lots from
24,692 lots on Monday while open interest eased to 113,379 contracts
from 113,415 contracts previously.
On the physical market, June South fell to RM3,270 from RM3,300 a tonne on Monday.
