Barring chana and its dal, pulses and pulse seeds in Indore mandis either ruled flat or declined marginally on subdued demand. Chana (kanta) gained at Rs 3,325 a quintal on improved demand, while chana (desi) ruled at Rs 3,250. Support to chana perked up chana dal, with chana dal (bold) being quoted at Rs 4,350-4,375 a quintal against Rs 4,300-4,325 on Monday. Chana dal (medium) rose to Rs 4,225-4,250, while chana dal (average) ruled at Rs 4,125-4,150 a quintal.

Masoor declined to Rs 2,900 a quintal, down Rs 25 on weak demand, while masoor (medium) ruled at Rs 2,650 on sluggish demand. Masoor dal also ruled sluggish with masoor dal (bold) remaining stable at Rs 3,525-3,550 and masoor dal (medium) at Rs 3,425-3,450, while masoor dal (average) ruled at Rs 3,300-3,325 a quintal. Tur remained firm, while tur dal declined on slack buying interest. Tur (Maharashtra) remained unchanged at Rs 3,300-3,325, while tur (Nimari) quoted at Rs 2,400-2,600. Tur dal declined on weak demand, with tur (marka) being quoted Rs 50 down at Rs 6,200, tur dal (full) at Rs 5,500-5,550 and tur dal ( sawa no.) at Rs 4,600-4,650 a quintal.

In contrast to other pulses, moong rose a little on improved demand for best-quality moong which ruled at Rs 4,400-4,500 a quintal. Moong (medium) ruled at Rs 3,800-4,000. Around 1,500 bags of moong arrived in local mandis. Moong dal, on the other hand, ruled firm, with moong (mongar) ruling at Rs 5,700-5,800, moong dal (bold) at Rs 5,650-5,700 and moong dal Rs 5,300-5,350 a quintal. Urad and its dal ruled firm despite subdued demand. Urad (bold) ruled firm at Rs 3,600-3,700 a quintal even as arrivals rose to 1,200-1,500 bags in local mandis, while urad (medium) ruled at Rs 3,000-3,200. Urad dal ruled stable, with urad (mongar) quoted at Rs 6,300-6,500, urad dal (bold) at Rs 5,500 and urad dal (medium) at Rs 4,450-4,500 a quintal.

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