Cloves rise on fresh buying support

Cloves prices rose by Rs 5 per kg on the wholesale kirana market today on fresh buying by stockists on pick-up in retailers demand.

Elsewhere, prices moved in a tight range on alternate small bouts of trading and settled at previous levels.

Traders said a rise in retailers demand helped cloves prices to move up.

Cloves gained Rs 5 to Rs 345-405 per kg.

Following are today's quotations (per quintal):

Ajwain 12,700-19,200, black pepper common 22,500-22,700 betelnut (kg) 120-145, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,110-1,125 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,210-1,360.

Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 1,310--1,360, cardamom (colour robin) 1,370-1,400, cardamom bold 1,400-1,420, cardamom extra (bold) 1,500-1,520 and cloves (kg) 345-405.