FUNDAMENTALS

* Malaysian palm oil futures rose for the first time in a week on Thursday as investors squared

positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, but the gains were not enough to prevent the contract

from recording its second straight monthly drop.

* U.S. soybean futures rose 1.3 percent on Monday, following a sharp rally in soyoil that

stemmed from talk of rising demand on the export market.

* Brent oil hit a 2015 high before settling down with U.S. crude on Monday as Saudi Arabia's

plan to halt bombing in Yemen eased tensions over the security of oil Middle East supplies.

MARKET NEWS

* Global equity markets rose on Monday, lifted by the biggest gain in U.S. factory orders in

eight months and solid manufacturing data in Germany, while German bund yields gained as

investors shook off deflation fears.

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DATA/EVENTS

> Cargo surveyors Intertek Testing Services and Societe Generale de Surveillance to release data

on Malaysia's May 1-10 palm oil exports on May 11.

> Industry regulator the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to release data on Malaysia's end-April

palm oil stocks, exports and production on May 11.

Palm, soy and crude oil prices at 0006 GMT

Contract Month Last Change Low High Volume

CHINA PALM OLEIN SEP5 5056 +112.00 4984 5058 521530

CHINA SOYOIL SEP5 5880 +112.00 5816 5880 551660

CBOT SOY OIL JUL5 32.71 +9.80 32.65 32.71 597

INDIA PALM OIL MAY5 445.40 +9.80 436.00 445.90 1870

NYMEX CRUDE JUN5 58.87 -0.05 58.86 59.01 767

Palm oil prices in Malaysian ringgit per tonne

CBOT soy oil in U.S. cents per pound

Dalian soy oil and RBD palm olein in Chinese yuan per tonne

India soy oil in Indian rupee per 10 kg

Crude in U.S. dollars per barrel