In a steady gur (jaggery) market, shakkar prices strengthened by Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital Wednesday following paucity of stocks amid speculative buying.
Meanwhile, Muzaffarnagar and Muradnagar gur markets depicted a steady trend.
Marketmen said tight stocks on thin supplies amid speculative buying by stockists and retailers attributed the rise in shakkar prices in Delhi.
In Delhi, Shakkar prices advanced by Rs 100 to end the day at Rs 4,000-4,100 per quintal.
Following are today's rates (in Rs per quintal):
Gur chakku Rs 3,600-3,700, pedi Rs 3,900-4,000, dhayya Rs 3,800-3,900 and shakkar Rs 4,000-4,100.
Muzaffarnagar: Rasket Rs 2,800-2,850, chakku Rs 3,200-3,400, khurpa NA and Ladoo NA.
Muradnagar: Pedi New 3,575-3,600 and dhayya NA.
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