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VEGOILS-Market factors to watch April 21

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil

markets.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Malaysian palm oil futures rose in tight trade on Monday, lifted by robust overseas sales of

the tropical oil, although a firm ringgit and bearish outlook on technicals put a lid on gains.

* U.S. soybean futures rose for a fifth consecutive session on Monday on worries about a

possible trucker strike in Brazil and as an economic stimulus move by top importer China

reinforced expectations of brisk demand for the oilseed.

* Oil prices ended in positive territory on Monday after a drop in stockpiles at the delivery

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point for U.S. crude in the second half of last week outweighed pressure from near record high

production in Saudi Arabia.

MARKET NEWS

* Equity markets rebounded on Monday after China took steps to stimulate its economy and Wall

Street also rose on corporate earnings, while the euro weakened further on worries about Greece.

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DATA/EVENTS

> Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance to release data

on Malaysia's April 1-25 palm oil exports on April 27.

Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0452 GMT

Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume

MY PALM OIL FEB5 2240 -24.00 2230 2254 29

MY PALM OIL MAR5 2228 -19.00 2220 2249 388

MY PALM OIL APR5 2210 -20.00 2202 2222 7986

CHINA PALM OLEIN MAY5 4846 -22.00 4844 4874 180294

CHINA SOYOIL MAY5 5514 -52.00 5508 5562 240078

CBOT SOY OIL MAR5 31.48 -3.50 31.47 31.57 2367

INDIA PALM OIL JAN5 434.90 -3.50 434.00 439.50 488

INDIA SOYOIL FEB5 616.00 -9.00 615.70 624.80 50145

NYMEX CRUDE MAR5 45.06 -0.53 44.35 45.35 25835

Palm oil prices in Malaysian ringgit per tonne

CBOT soy oil in U.S. cents per pound

Dalian soy oil and RBD palm olein in Chinese yuan per tonne

India soy oil in Indian rupee per 10 kg

Crude in U.S. dollars per barrel

* For a table on Malaysian physical palm oil prices, including refined oil, Reuters Terminal

users can double click on or type.

* To view freight rates from Peninsula Malaysia/Sumatra to China, India, Pakistan and

Rotterdam, please key in and press enter, or double click between the brackets.

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