
Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Friday, with the December Bursa Malaysia contract rising 2.94% to 4,305 ringgit a metric ton and recording a weekly gain of 6.27%, the largest since June 2023. The rally followed a widening Middle East conflict that lifted crude oil prices.
Soyoil in Chicago also rose slightly.
Higher crude oil makes palm oil more attractive as a biodiesel feedstock, pulling demand and pushing prices up. Palm also traded at a premium to soyoil and sunflower oil, supporting the wider vegetable oil complex used in feed fats.
Na 62 eerdere opwaarts geopolitiek-gebeurtenissen bewoog Palmolie zich mediaan +2,5% over 5 sessies (74% hoger; middelste helft -0,1% tot +5,8%), en +4,0% over 20.
Na 110 eerdere opwaarts geopolitiek-gebeurtenissen bewoog Sojaolie zich mediaan +1,8% over 5 sessies (65% hoger; middelste helft -0,7% tot +3,6%), en -0,4% over 20.
Na 626 eerdere opwaarts geopolitiek-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (WTI) zich mediaan +2,1% over 5 sessies (62% hoger; middelste helft -2,3% tot +8,5%), en +1,6% over 20.
Na 656 eerdere opwaarts geopolitiek-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (Brent) zich mediaan +1,9% over 5 sessies (63% hoger; middelste helft -2,7% tot +6,6%), en +0,7% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Palm posted its largest weekly gain in 16 months (6.27%) as the widening Middle East conflict lifted crude oil, which strengthens palm's biodiesel and energy-linked demand, directly covering most of the move window.
Oct 4 palm surge of 2.94% and a 6.27% weekly gain, the largest since June 2023, on Middle East conflict lifting crude oil, directly matches the 5-day move.
Describes the widening Middle East conflict lifting crude oil during the week of Oct 4, confirming the sustained geopolitical driver, though it is palm-focused and a downstream indicator of the crude move.