Spices maintain a stable trend in listless trade

Spices continued a steady trend in an otherwise listless spices market here today in the absence of any worthwhile buying activities.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 460/550 (460/550), Ginger unbleached (per kg) 135 (135), Copra office Alappuzha (per quintal) 12,200 (12,200), Copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 12,000 (12,000), Copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 17,500 (17,500), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 14,000 (14,000).