Spices hold steady in a lacklustre trade

Spices market witnessed a stable trend due to sluggish demand from stockist and traders amidst ample stock positions.

Following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:

Black pepper (per kg) 365/415 (365/415), ginger bleached (per kg) 180 (180), ginger unbleached (per kg) 190 (190), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 4,400 (4,400), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 4,300 (4,300), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 6,000 (6,000) Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 5,500 (5,500).