Small sugar edges up on good retail offtake

Small sugar prices gained modestly at the Vashi wholesale market here today on increased buying from retailers.

While, medium variety maintained a stable trend due to lack of demand amid adequate supply.

Small sugar (S-30) moved up by Rs 5 per quintal to Rs 3,026/3,140 from Wednesday's closing level of Rs 3,026/3,135.

Following are today's closing rates for sugar (per quintal) with the previous rates given in brackets:

Small sugar (S-30) quality: Rs 3,026/3,140 (Rs 3,026/3,135).

Medium sugar (M-30) quality: Rs 3,132/3,312 (Rs 3,132/3,312).