Crude palm oil futures fall 0.75 pc on profit-booking

Crude palm oil prices fell 0.75 per cent to Rs 526.30 per 10 kg in futures trade today as speculators booked profits at prevailing higher levels amid fall in demand in spot market.
Also, sufficient stocks position following higher supplies from the producing belts too fuelled the downtrend.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude palm oil for delivery far-month April eased by Rs 4, or 0.75 per cent, to Rs 526.30 per 10 kg in a business turnover of 42 lots.
On similar lines, the oil for delivery this month traded lower by Rs 2.90, or 0.54 per cent, to Rs 535.60 per 10 kg in 148 lots.

Analysts said, besides profit-booking by speculators at prevailing higher levels, fall in demand in the spot market mainly weighed on crude palm oil prices.