KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Reuters) -Malaysian palm oil futures bounced back on Friday, buoyed by strength in rival oils and crude oil prices, with the market on track for a fifth straight weekly gain.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 90 ringgit, or 2.1%, to 4,368 ringgit ($1,014.87) a metric ton during early trade.

The contract has risen 0.41% so far this week.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Dalian's most-active soyoil contract DBYcv1 rose 1.11%, while its palm oil contract DCPcv1 gained 1.75%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade BOcv1 were up 1.24%.

* Palm oil tracks price movements of rival edible oils, as they compete for a share of the global vegetable oils market.

* Crude oil futures inched higher on Friday, supported by a surprise drop in U.S. oil inventories and simmering Middle East tensions, but prices were headed for their biggest weekly loss in more than a month on worries of lower demand. O/R

* Stronger crude oil futures make palm a more attractive option for biodiesel feedstock.

* The ringgit MYR=, palm's currency of trade, strengthened 0.09% against the dollar, making the commodity more expensive for buyers holding foreign currencies.

* Palm oil is biased to fall into 4,153 ringgit to 4,206 ringgit per metric ton, as it has broken a rising trendline, Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao said. TECH/C

MARKET NEWS

* The dollar hovered close to an 11-week high versus major peers on Friday after robust U.S. economic data allowed for a more patient path of Federal Reserve easing. MKTS/GLOB

DATA/EVENTS

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1230 US Housing Starts Number Sept

($1 = 4.3040 ringgit)

Reporting by Ashley Tang; Editing by Rashmi Aich

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