CPO Futures End Higher On Strong Export Performance

By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed marginally higher today on strong export performance, said palm oil trader David Ng.

However, he said that weaker soybean oil prices are weighing down on market sentiment.

"We see prices supported above RM4,400 and resistance at RM4,550," Ng told Bernama.

At the close, the spot-month October 2025 contract was up by RM6 to RM4,414 per tonne, while the November 2025, December 2025 and January 2026 contracts were higher by RM5 each to RM4,450, RM4,475, and RM4,487, respectively.

The February 2026 and March 2026 contracts were up RM4 each to RM4,475 and RM4,441, respectively.

Volume rose to 100,222 lots from 78,526 last Friday, while open interest expanded to 263,281 contracts from 263,070 previously.

The physical CPO price for October South rose RM20 to RM4,440 per tonne.

 -- BERNAMA