MALAYSIA - COMMODITY MARKETS - Bursa Suq Al-Sila offers palm olein trading

www.btimes.com.my - The world's first end-to-end Syariah-compliant commodity trading platform, Bursa Suq Al-Sila' (BSAS), has added RBD Palm Olein as a new commodity offering.

In a statement today, Bursa Malaysia said this would provide more diverse product offerings for clients trading on the BSAS platform.

"The inclusion of RBD Palm Olein complements BSAS's existing commodities, namely Crude Palm Oil and Plastic Resin," it said. (source)

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