VEGOILS-Palm climbs for second day as traders await export data

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JAKARTA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil rose for a second session on Wednesday as market participants awaited export data from cargo surveyors amid expectations of a slowdown in production this month. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery gained 0.73% to 3,985 ringgit ($912.11) per tonne in early trade, after Tuesday's 0.8% gain. FUNDAMENTALS
* Dalian's most-active soyoil contract was trading sideways, while its palm oil contract rose 1.19%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.4%.
* Palm is affected by price movements in related oils as they compete for a share in the global vegetable oils market.
* Cargo surveyors are expected to report Feb. 1-15 palm oil exports data later on Wednesday. Malaysia's palm oil exports during Feb. 1-10 rose between 23.3% and 39.3% from a month earlier.


* India's rapeseed production in 2023 could jump 7.1% from a year earlier to a record 12.8 million tonnes, the government said, which could help the world's biggest vegetable oil importer reduce overseas purchases of palm oil.


* Palm oil looks neutral in a range of 3,859-4,009 ringgit per tonne, and an escape could suggest a direction, said Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao MARKET NEWS
* Asian stocks slipped while the U.S. dollar was steadfast, following U.S. inflation data and remarks from central bank officials that have investors worrying interest rates are going to be higher for longer. DATA/EVENTS (GMT) 0700 UK Core CPI YY Jan 0700 UK CPI YY Jan 1000 EU Total Trade Balance SA Dec 1100 EU Reserve Assets Total Jan 1330 US Retail Sales MM Jan 1415 US Industrial Production MM Jan ($1 = 4.3690 ringgit) (Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)


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