Futures contracts of crude palm oil on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended over 1% higher due to a month-on-month rise in the country’s palm oil exports in December. Cargo surveyor Intertek Agri Services estimated Malaysia’s palm oil exports for December at 1.42 mln tn, up 6.7% on month. The most active March contract of crude palm oil on the Malaysian bourse hit a two-week high of 2,548 ringgits (40,259.83 rupees) per tn earlier, while the March contract settled 1.2% higher at 2,532 ringgits.