Futures contracts of items in the edible oil basket, barring mustard, rose on domestic exchanges due to firm demand in spot markets. Soybean closed nearly 1% higher on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, shrugging off losses from previous session, owing to recovery in demand from crushing plants and a surge in exports of soymeal. Bargain buying after prices fell over 3% in the last two trading sessions pushed the prices higher. The decline in prices was due to a rise in arrivals in the spot markets. India’s soymeal exports during October were at 47,219 metric tonne, up 50% on year, data from Solvent Extractors.