Crude palm oil prices declined by Rs 9 to Rs 462.50 per 10 kg in futures trade on Tuesday on emergence of profit-taking,driven by subdued spot demand.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange,crude palm oil for September delivery fell by Rs 9,or 1.90 per cent,to Rs 462.50 per 10 kg,with a business turnover of 262 lots.
The oil for delivery in July,eased by Rs 6.60,or 1.39 per cent,to Rs 466 per 10 kg,with trade volume of 173 lots.
Similarly,crude palm oil for delivery in August shed Rs 4.50,or 0.95 per cent,to Rs 467.20 per 10 kg in 397 lots.
Traders said besides profit-taking by speculators,fall in demand against adequate stocks in spot market mainly led to fall in crude palm oil prices at futures market.
In Malaysia,the contract for September delivery declined by 1.2 per cent to 3,035 ringgit USD 1,002 per tonne on the Malaysia Exchange.