Kuala lumpur: Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Monday, tracking weakness in soybean oil prices.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, palm oil trader David Ng noted that sentiment was pressured by falling prices, though expectations of lower CPO stocks in the coming weeks helped limit losses. Ng observed that the commodity’s prices were supported above RM4,350, with resistance at RM4,450.

At the close, the spot-month October 2025 contract fell RM2 to RM4,319 a tonne. November shed RM12 to RM4,355, and December eased RM11 to RM4,385. The January 2026 contract slipped RM10 to RM4,410 a tonne, while February lost RM4 to RM4,416, and March was down RM8 to RM4,400.

Volume narrowed to 52,120 lots from 72,074 on Friday, while open interest rose to 254,348 contracts from 250,893. The physical CPO price for October South decreased RM10 to RM4,350 per tonne.