(All figures in Canadian dollars unless noted)
CHICAGO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - ICE Canada canola futures
ended mostly lower on Tuesday on fund short selling, technical
selling and spillover weakness in U.S. soybean and European
rapeseed markets, traders said.
* Canola crusher buying lifted the market off session lows
late in the day, traders said.
* March canola futures were the only gainer on the
day, settling up $5.90 at $847.20 per tonne as short covering
and rolling of short positions to deferred-month futures lifted
the contract.
* Actively traded May canola ended down $5.50 at
$818.20 per tonne.
* Chicago Board of Trade soybeans fell to a seven-week
low on Tuesday on commodity fund liquidation and technical
selling.
* Euronext May rapeseed futures tumbled 2.9%.
(Reporting by Karl Plume in Chicago; Editing by Richard Chang)
Messaging: karl.plume.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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