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Crude palm oil declines 0.6% on overseas cues

Prices dropped as speculators offloaded positions

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Crude palm oil futures for March declined by Rs 2.70, or 0.58%, to Rs 460.20 per 10 kg in 297 lots.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the February contract shed Rs 2.60, or 0.57%, to Rs 449.60 per 10 kg in 277 lots.

Prices dropped as speculators offloaded positions.

Globally palm oil dropped ass Europe's worsening debt crisis led to a decline in crude oil from biofuel makers.

On the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX), the oil fell 1.2% to $819 a metric tonne.

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First Published: Feb 05 2013 | 2:13 PM IST

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