Groundnut oil prices held stable in the absence of any worthwhile buying.
In the non-edible section, castorseeds bold and castor oil declined following lack of demand from shippers and soap industries.
In futures market, castorseeds December contract gained marginally on speculative demand amid good export enquiries.
In the edible segment, refined palmolein climbed by Rs 3 per 10kg to Rs 555 from last Saturday's closing level of Rs 552. However, groundnut oil closed unchanged at Rs 870 per 10kg.
Turning to futures, castorseeds December contract opened slightly lower at Rs 3,715 and hovered between Rs 3,730 and Rs 3,700 before settling at Rs 3,722 from Rs 3,718 last weekend, showing a mild gain of Rs 4 per tonne.
