Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market firmed on Friday, tracking stronger Malaysian palm oil futures which found support from overnight gains in CBOT soyaoil futures. Asking prices for palm oil were mostly between $2.50 and $5 a tonne higher after Malaysian palm oil futures closed between 12 and 21 ringgit up.
At 1600 GMT, CBOT soyaoil futures were between 0.01 and 0.13 cents per lb up on technicals as Chicago traders were selling soyameal futures and buying soyaoil contracts. Slightly firmer energy markets also underpinned soyaoil futures. EU rapeoil edged lower in a mild correction from Thursday's rally on the back of sharp gains in CBOT soyaoil futures. A slightly easier dollar also weighed on euro-priced products, while firmer rapeseed futures limited losses.
Lauric oils were quoted between $10 and $25 a tonne higher, following the firmer trend in palm oil futures and supported by the easier dollar, which underpins products quoted in that currency. The gap between buyers and sellers was still around $30 a tonne. The spread between coconut oil and the cheaper palmkernel oil was $15 a tonne for September/October shipment, up from even money seen on Thursday.