Crude palm oil prices rose by Rs 2.60 or 0.69 per cent to Rs 377.30 per 10 kg in futures trade today, driven by a firming trend overseas.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange platform, crude palm oil for June-month contract gained Rs 2.60, or 0.69 per cent to Rs 377.30 per 10 kg, with a total business turnover of 2,182 lots.
The oil for delivery in May contract also traded higher by Rs 2.40, or 0.64 per cent to Rs 377.40 per 10 kg, with a business volume of 1,154 lots.
Marketmen said firming trend at global markets helped the rise in crude palm oil prices at futures market here.
Meanwhile, palm oil for August-delivery gained 1.8 per cent to $742 a metric tonne on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange.
