KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest in more than five months on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to increase tariffs on Chinese imports risked prospects of a trade deal, sending commodities and stock markets lower.
The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed down 1.3 percent at 1,984 ringgit ($478.53) a tonne, posting a seventh consecutive session of losses.
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