KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 - Malaysian palm oil futurestracked rival soyoil to trade higher on Thursday, although gainswere limited by expectations of a rise in February-endinventories.

The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery onthe Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange climbed 13 ringgit, or0.35%, to 3,690 ringgit ($910.66) a tonne in early trade,heading for a second straight session of gains.