Steady trend prevailed at spices market

An overall steady trend was noticed in an otherwise listless spices market here today due to lack of buying support in the face of adequate stocks availability.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 680/740 (680/740), ginger bleached (per kg) 160 (160), ginger unbleached (per kg) 180 (180), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 5,500 (5,500), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,400 (5,400), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 10,000 (10,000), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 7,400 (7,400).