Refined palmolein also moved up on good retail buying amidst higher Malaysian cues.
In the non-edible section, castorseeds bold and castor oil fell further owing to subdued demand from shippers and soap manufacturers.
In futures market, castorseeds December contract slipped on speculative selling following reduced export inquiries.
In the edible segment, groundnut oil shot-up by Rs 20 per 10kg to Rs 890 from Monday's closing level of Rs 870 and refined palmolein also gained by Rs 3 per 10kg to Rs 558 as against Rs 555 previously.
Turning to futures, castorseeds December contract opened slightly lower at Rs 3,716 and drifted further to Rs 3,680 before closing at Rs 3,705 from Rs 3,722 previously, showing a modest loss of Rs 17 per tonne.