India Soybean, mustard down; CPO gains on import duty hike.

Futures contracts in the edible oil basket, barring crude palm oil, traded lower on domestic exchanges. Soybean futures on NCDEX ended 0.4% lower. Higher imports of edible oil in the country also dragged down prices of the oilseeds. Refined soy oil contracts on NCDEX traded 0.84% lower due to ample stocks in the country. Crude palm oil traded higher due to pick up in demand in wholesale markets. Futures contracts of crude palm oil on the Malaysian bourse ended down after India doubled import duty on crude palm oil to 15%.