DUBAI/CAIRO- Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) bought 12,000 tonnes of soyoil at its local purchasing tender on Sunday, Cairo-based traders said.

GASC bought the vegetable oil from Wataneya at 10,225 Egyptian pounds a tonne ($648.79), they said.

(Reporting by Maha El Dahan and Nadine Awadalla; editing by Jason Neely) ((Maha.Dahan@thomsonreuters.com; + 9712 4082101; Reuters Messaging: maha.dahan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))