Sesame and cottonseed oil prices firmed by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on increased buying by retailers.
However, other edible and non-edible oils moved in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said pick-up in retailers demand against restricted supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up sesame and cottonseed oil prices.
In the national capital, sesame mill delivery and cottonseed mill delivery (Haryana) oils were up by Rs 100 and Rs 50 to Rs 6,800 and Rs 5,800 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Oilseeds: Mustard seed Rs 2,950-3,050 and Groundnut seed Rs 2,150-2,900. Vanaspati Ghee (15-litre tin) Rs 800-1,000.
Edible oils: Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) Rs 9,500, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,690-1,790, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 8,100, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,250-1,300, Mustard Kachi Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,300-1,400, Sesame Mill delivery Rs 6,800, Soybean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) Rs 6,650, Soybean Degum (Kandla) Rs 6,350, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) Rs 4,230, Cotton seed Mill Delivery (Haryana) Rs 5,800, Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,700, Palmolein (Kandla) Rs 5,650 and Coconut (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,750.
Non-edible oils: Linseed Rs 9,250, Castor Rs 9,450-9,550, Neem Rs 5,350-5,450.
