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Malaysian crude palm oil for February 2018 delivery traded at 2,562 ringgit per tonne, extending a decline after a 0.6% fall the previous day. The ringgit strengthened 0.4% to 4.0525 per US dollar.
Analyst Faisyal of Monex Investindo Futures attributed the drop to the stronger ringgit, which makes exports costlier.
A stronger ringgit raises the ringgit price of exports and cuts Malaysian palm oil competitiveness, pressuring prices in dollar terms.
industry.co.idAbraham SihombingDec 5, 2017After 51 past bearish macro events, Palm Oil moved a median -1.3% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -4.1% to +1.1%), and -1.8% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
On Dec 5 February CPO extended its decline to 2,562 ringgit as a stronger ringgit made Malaysian palm oil costlier for foreign buyers, which is a currency and export-demand channel inside the window.
