Meanwhile, ginger and all other copra varieties ruled stable in the absence of any necessary buying support.
Black pepper declined to Rs.668/735 from yesterdays closing level of Rs.670/740.
Following are today's closing rates (in Rs) with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 668/735 (670/740), ginger bleached (per kg) 240 (240), ginger unbleached (per kg) 260 (260),copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 8,100 (8,100), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 8,000 (8,000), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 16,700 (16,700), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 9,500 (9,500).