However, non-edible oils held steady in thin trade.
Marketmen said increased buying by vanaspati millers for the marriage season amid a firm global trend on concern that dry weather in Brazil may damage soybean crop in the world's biggest exporter, trimming global cooking oil inventories,boosting the sentiment.
Meanwhile, palm oil for April delivery increased 0.9 per cent to 782 dollar a metric tonne on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange.
Palmolein (rbd) and palmolein (Kandla) oils followed suit and traded higher by similar margin to Rs 6,550 and Rs 6,150 per quintal respectively.
Coconut oil also strengthened by Rs 50 to Rs 1600-1650 per tin on Southern region advices.