Crude palm oil up 0.45% on spot demand

Crude palm oil futures for January rose by Rs 2, or 0.45%, to Rs 443.40 per 10 kg in 309 lots.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the February contract moved up by Rs 2, or 0.44%, to Rs 451.70 per 10 kg in 456 lots.

Firming spot market trend, rising domestic demand supported the trade.

Fresh positions by speculators triggered the uptrend.