KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following factors are
likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures on Thursday.
CRUDE OIL
-- Oil jumped nearly 5 percent to over $94 a barrel Wednesday
as the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks moved
to ease credit tensions and U.S. crude stocks fell to the lowest
point since early 2005.
U.S. oil <CLc1> settled up $4.37 higher at $94.39 a barrel
while London Brent crude <LCOc1> gained $4.03 to $94.02.
PALM OIL
-- Malaysian crude palm oil futures were steady on Wednesday,
with the market torn between some investors cashing in on
slightly weaker crude and soyoil prices and others taking up
positions on wet weather worries.
The benchmark February contract <KPOG8> on the Bursa Malaysia
Derivatives Exchange settled down 3 ringgit at 2,877 ringgit
($868) a tonne.
-- Floods in Malaysia have killed 12 people and left more
than 20,000 homeless, and more rain is expected, which could push
up food and palm oil prices in one of the world's top growers.
The monsoon rains have cut off roads in several states
including Kelantan and Terengganu in the east and Johor in the
south, local media reported. The Meteorological Department has
forecast more heavy rain. [ID:nKLR331752]
SOYOIL
-- Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade reached a
34-year high in a spot contract for the fourth-straight session
on Wednesday, as a rally in the stock market spilled over to
Chicago commodities, traders said.
The products were also strong with soymeal hitting a
three-year top in a spot month and soyoil lifted by a stronger
crude oil market and talk of fresh Chinese purchases of South
American soyoil.
The soyoil market ended 0.53 to 0.85 cent per lb, with
December <BOZ7> up 0.67 cent at 46.25 cents per lb.
BIODIESEL
-- A new agreement will aim to strengthen cooperation between
the United States and China, the world's top two oil consumers,
in promoting the production and use of biofuels, U.S. officials
said on Wednesday.
Officials from the two countries signed an agreement during
high-level economic talks in Beijing this week to accelerate
growing use of biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel, which could
help wean the countries of their dependence on fossil
fuels.[ID:nN12649877]
Soy and crude oil prices at 0210 GMT
Contract Last Net chg Settle Open High Low Volume
CBOT soyoil* 46.25 + 0.67 46.25 N/A 0.00 0.00 N/A
NYMEX crude** 93.79 -0.60 94.39 N/A 94.21 93.74 N/A
* Soy oil in U.S. cents per pound
** Crude in USD per barrel
(Reporting by Niluksi Koswanage; Editing by Valerie Lee)
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Zhengzhou rapeseed oil -- <0#CRO:>
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Keywords: MALAYSIA PALM/PREOPENER