Palm oil rallies for third session, set for weekly gain on rivals' strength
Updates with midday prices, analyst's comments
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Reuters) -Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a third straight session on Friday and the market was set for a weekly gain, buoyed by strength in rival edible oils, though weaker crude oil prices, a firmer ringgit and demand concerns capped the rise.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 42 ringgit, or 1.08%, to 3,918 ringgit ($937.32) a metric ton by the midday break.
The contract has gained about 2.7% this week.
The recent strength in Malaysian palm oil futures means they have traded at a premium against other oils such as Northwest Europe sunflower oil and U.S. soybean oil, Maybank Research analyst Ong Chee Ting said in a note.
"However, the current high crude palm oil price is unsustainable as a wider discount against other major oils is needed to sustain demand, especially if the industry's peak output has been pushed back to Q4."
Dalian's most-active soyoil contract DBYcv1 rose 0.46%, while its palm oil contract DCPcv1 added 1.24%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade BOcv1 were up 0.05%.
Palm oil tracks price movements of rival edible oils, as they compete for a share of the global vegetable oils market.
Oil prices, which were little changed in early Asian trade, were on track to end higher for a second straight week, following a large cut in U.S. interest rates and declining global stockpiles. O/R
Brent futures LCOc1 were trading 0.36% lower at $74.61 a barrel at 0530 GMT. Weaker crude oil futures make palm a less attractive option for biodiesel feedstock.
The ringgit MYR=, palm's currency of trade, strengthened 0.59% against the dollar, making the commodity more expensive for buyers holding foreign currencies and capping its gains.
Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil exporter, will introduce a new set of monthly levies in a bid to improve competitiveness against rival edible oils, a regulation published on Thursday by its finance ministry showed.
Indonesia's palm oil exports are expected to decline this year due to increased domestic consumption because of a higher biodiesel blending mandate and a slight decrease in production, an industry official told Reuters on Thursday.
Palm oil may fall into a range of 3,817 ringgit to 3,853 ringgit per ton, following its failure to break resistance at 3,962 ringgit and a falling trendline, Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao said. TECH/C
($1 = 4.1800 ringgit)
Reporting by Danial Azhar and Ashley Tang; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala and Rashmi Aich
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