Palm oil prices

CRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower yesterday on continued weakness in external demand, dealers said.

The dealers said most buyers adopted a wait-and-see attitude and some chose to exit the market in view of less demand while supply increased.

May and June fell RM10 each to RM3,375 and RM3,275 a tonne respectively, July decreased RM34 to RM3,195 and August declined RM38 to RM 3,187.