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BMD CPO futures upbeat 1.7%; Dalian, demand perspective

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Kuala Lumpur - BMD CPO futures superior on gains in Chinese agricultural commodities, bullish outlook from top industry analysts; but upside likely limited; "palm oil prices have overreacted and it doesn't reflect fundamentals," Singapore-based trading executive; adds profit-taking likely at short intervals. Dalian May soybean futures +1.7%; Dipak Enterprises Managing Director Govindlal Patel says over the weekend that India's palm oil imports in marketing year starting Nov. 1 to go up 12% to 6.92 million tons. Benchmark December CPO MYR46 superior at MYR2,747/ton after increasing 2% to 16-month high MYR2,755/ton.