Indian soyoil futures rose to new contract highs for a second day on Tuesday on firm demand in the physical market and tight supplies from millers. Profit-booking emerged later tracking rival Malaysian palm oil, which fell more than 100 ringgit from the day's high towards the end of trading.
At 4:15 pm (1045 GMT), the February contract on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange was trading up 0.17 percent at 597.30 rupees ($15.1) per 10 kg after hitting a record high of 601.7 rupees.
March contract was trading up 0.24 percent at 606.30 rupees, down from an all-time high of 610 rupees hit earlier. Spot prices in the western city of Nagpur rose 1.37 percent to 594 rupees per 10 kg. "Demand is very good for local soyoil since imported oils are expensive.
Crushers have cut down on supplies hoping prices would go up soon," Suresh Mantri, an analyst with Ventura Commodities Pvt Ltd, said. In Malaysia, the April palm contract edged up 0.12 percent to 3,349 ringgit ($1038.1) per tonne after touching a record high of 3,458 ringgit, taking a lead from US soyoil futures on Monday.