CHICAGO, March 13 (Reuters) - ICE (NYSE:ICE) canola futures 0#RS: were steady to firm on Wednesday in light trading, supported by short-covering and bargain buying, traders said.
* Gains were capped by concerns about export demand from China following moves last week to more intensely scrutinize Canadian canola shipments.
* The most-active May canola contract RSK9 settled unchanged at $458.30 per tonne.
* July canola RSN9 was also unchanged at $467.10, while deferred contracts were 30 to 90 cents higher.
* Chicago May soybeans SK9 finished 4 U.S. cents higher at US$9.01 per bushel.
* Malaysian May palm oil futures 1FCPOK9 shed 1.18 percent and set a contract low.
* The Canadian dollar CAD= traded lower at $1.3298 to the U.S. dollar, or 75.20 U.S. cents, at 3:04 p.m. CDT (2004 GMT).