Bullish futures and stockists' buying interest perked up chana for a third consecutive day with chana (kanta) in local mandis being sold at Rs 3,350-3,400 a quintal (Rs 3,300-3,325). Similarly chana (desi) ruled higher at Rs 3,250-3,275 a quintal. Uptrend also continued in chana dal on higher demand. Spot chana prices rose with chana dal (average) being quoted at Rs 4,000-4,025 a quintal, chana dal (medium) at Rs 4,125-4,150 a quintal, while chana dal (bold) ruled at Rs 4,325-4,350 (Rs 4,275-4,300)

Dollar chana (best quality) also gained higher at Rs 8,100-8,300 a quintal on improved buying support. In the container also, dollar chana ruled higher with 42/44 count being sold at Rs 9,000 a quintal, 44/46 count at Rs 8,900 a quintal, while 58/60 count ruled at Rs 8,100 a quintal. Arrival of dollar chana in local mandis was recorded at 900-1,000 bags.

Weak arrival and lack of selling pressure led to uptrend in masoor. Masoor (bold) was quoted at Rs 3,050-3,075 a quintal against Rs 3,000-3,025 a quintal, masoor (medium) at Rs 2,750-2,775 a quintal. Taking cues from rise in masoor, its dal also gained further with masoor dal (average) being sold at Rs 3,300-3,325, while masoor dal (medium) ruled at Rs 3,425-3,450, and masoor dal (bold) at Rs 3,525-3,550 (Rs 3,475-Rs 3,500)

Tur and moong ruled flat on slack demand. Amid weak buying support and arrival, moong (bold) ruled stable at Rs 4,400-4,500 a quintal, while moong (medium) ruled at Rs 3,800-4,000 a quintal. Moong dal ruled steady on subdued demand with moong dal (average) remaining stable at Rs 4,850-4,900, moong dal (bold) at Rs 5,400-5,500 a quintal and moong mongar at Rs 5,500-5,600 a quintal.

Subdued buying also kept tur and its dal stable. Tur (Maharashtra) was stable at Rs 3,650 a quintal, while tur (Nimari) also ruled steady at Rs 2,300-2,600 a quintal. Similarly tur dal ruled steady with tur dal (full) being quoted at Rs 5,500-5,600, tur dal (sawa no.) at Rs 4,500-4,550, while tur marka ruled at Rs 6,100-6,300 a quintal

Urad declined by Rs 50 at Rs 3,500-3,600 a quintal on weak buying support, urad (medium) on the other hand remained stable at Rs 3,000-3,200 a quintal. Urad dal however, ruled flat on subdued demand.

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