India Soybean, mustard down; CPO, soyoil rise marginally.

Futures contracts of components in the edible oil basket traded mixed, with refined soyoil and crude palm oil contracts rising marginally on domestic exchanges. Futures contracts of soybean ended nearly 1% lower on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, taking cues from the spot markets where tepid demand from bulk buyers kept prices subdued. Prices of the oilseed had risen in the past sessions on expectations of a hike in import duty on edible oils, which weighed on demand. On the NCDEX, soyoil contracts were up 0.2% from the previous close. Mustard contracts on the NCDEX fell by 0.6% tracking spot markets and due to lacklustre demand from oil millers and mustard meal exporters.

CBOT soybean up as USDA might cut crop yield view

Futures contracts of soybean on CBOT extended gains for the third consecutive day due to concerns that the USDA. The prices on CBOT also rose due to concerns over slow pace of planting in Brazil, the second-largest producer, following heavy rains in central and southern areas and dry conditions in Mato Grosso, the top soybean-growing state. The most-active January contract of soybean on CBOT was at $9.9750 per bushel, up 0.2% from the previous close.