Sugar ends flat in thin trade

Steady conditions prevailed on the wholesale sugar market today as prices moved in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.

Market analysts said adequate stocks against sporadic demand mainly kept sugar prices steady.

The following were today's quotation in Rs per quintal.

Sugar ready M-30 2,980-3,105 and S-30 2,955-2,980 Mill delivery M-30 2,780-2,930 and S-30 2,765-2,905

Sugar mill gate prices (excluding duty): Kinonni 2,910, Asmoli 2,890, Mawana 2,850, Titabi 2,820, Thanabhavan 2,790, Budhana 2785 and Dorala 2,835