By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures ended lower today, weighed down by profit-taking after recording strong gains on Thursday, a dealer said.
Fastmarkets Palm Oil Analytics senior analyst Sathia Varqa said CPO futures failed to track the gains in Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) soybean oil.
“Weaker export demand, profit-taking activities and the (holiday closure) of the Dalian Commodity Exchange likely weighed on the CPO futures,” he told Bernama.
At the close, the March 2026 contract decreased RM30 to RM4,063 per tonne, April 2026 fell RM27 to RM4,087 per tonne, and May 2026 weakened RM25 to RM4,092 per tonne.
The June 2026 contract trimmed RM20 to RM4,096 per tonne, July 2026 dipped RM11 to RM4,100 per tonne, and August 2026 slipped RM9 to RM4,099 per tonne.
Trading volume rose to 81,717 lots from 72,636 on Thursday, while open interest widened to 228,011 from 223,809 previously.
The physical CPO price for March South fell RM20 to RM4,100 per tonne.
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