CHICAGO, May 24 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) Canada canola futures rose on Friday, following a rally in the U.S. soybean market.
* But canola prices closed below their session highs as the most-active July contract RSN9 once again struggled to hold support above the 30-day moving average.
* July canola has hit resistance at that key technical point for five straight sessions.
* The contract also failed to take out Thursday's high.
* July canola RSN9 settled $2.60 higher at $444.40 per tonne.
* July-November canola spread traded 2,703 times.
* Chicago July soybeans SN9 closed 8-1/4 cents higher at $8.29-3/4 a bushel on technical buying.
* Both Paris Matif August rapeseed futures /COMQ9 and Malaysian July palm oil futures /1FCPON9 closed slightly higher.
* The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, recovering from a six-day low the day before.