Palm oil jumps

Published May 29, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose 2 per cent at end of trading on Tuesday to a one-week top, tracking gains in US soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed at 2,066 ringgit ($493.43) per tonne, after its strongest daily gain in nearly two weeks. It ended up for a second day in a row. Palm had risen to 2,069 ringgit in earlier trade, its highest levels since May 21.

Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

Large projects again?
Updated 03 Jun, 2024

Large projects again?

Government must focus on debt sustainability by curtailing its spending and mobilising more resources.
Local power
03 Jun, 2024

Local power

A SIGNIFICANT policy paper was recently debated at an HRCP gathering, calling for the constitutional protection of...
Child-friendly courts
03 Jun, 2024

Child-friendly courts

IN a country where the child rights debate has been a belated one, it is heartening to note that a recent Supreme...
Dutch courage
Updated 02 Jun, 2024

Dutch courage

ECP has been supported wholeheartedly in implementing twisted interpretations of democratic process by some willing collaborators in the legislature.
New World cricket
02 Jun, 2024

New World cricket

HAVING finished as semi-finalists and runners-up in the last two editions of the T20 World Cup in familiar ...
Dead on arrival?
02 Jun, 2024

Dead on arrival?

Whatever the motivations for Gaza peace plan, it is difficult to see the scheme succeeding.