Palm oil exports from the world's second-largest producer, Malaysia, rose 8.8% in the April 1-25 period from the month before, according to AmSpec Agri Malaysia

The committee also noted that the recent global economic and financial developments have been hampering the economy of the United States which prompted them to leave the borrowing rates unchanged.

On a fortnightly basis, global equity markets traded on a negative note owing to number of unexpected movements in the international markets.

Naveen Mathur Associate Director-Commodities and Currencies at Angel Broking says in the last fortnight, world market sentiments were mainly on a bearish tone as economic data from major global economies turned out to be negative or on a mixed note.

If you are looking to diversify your portfolio, you can invest some funds in oil and oilseeds for steady returns.

The Indian arm of Unilever, under the leadership of Harish Manwani and Nitin Paranjpe, seems to have shed its margin obsession now. In fact, over the past five quarters, the company has successfully driven its volume sales up at the cost of profit margins, or the ratio of profit to revenues.