Palm Oil Trims Weekly Gain as India’s Import Tax May Hurt Demand
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Palm oil pared a weekly gain on speculation that a possible increase in import taxes by India, the largest cooking oil consumer after China, may curb demand.
The contract for delivery in May closed little changed at 2,534 ringgit ($817) a metric ton on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange. Futures advanced 2.1 percent this week.