Pulses and pulse seeds remained sluggish on weak demand. Besides, hope of a bumper pulse-seeds crop this year has also made pulses bearish.
Chana recovered on Friday with slightly improved buying. In the spot market, chana (kanta) sold at Rs 2,925-2,950 a quintal, while chana (desi) ruled at Rs 2,875. On the other hand, chana dal declined with chana dal (bold) commanding a price of Rs 3,675-3,700 a quintal, chana dal (medium) Rs 3,575-3,600 and chana dal Rs 3,450-3,475 a quintal.
Masoor ruled steady at Rs 2,800 despite subdued demand and masoor (medium) was quoted at Rs 2,500 a quintal. Weak demand for masoor also dragged down masoor dal, with masoor dal (bold) being quoted at Rs 3,375-3,400, masoor dal (medium) at Rs 3,275-3,300 and masoor dal (average) at Rs 3,150-3,175 a quintal.
Tur ruled sluggish on increased selling in Maharashtra. While tur (Maharashtra) declined to Rs 2,950 a quintal, tur (Nimari) declined to Rs 2,300-2,400 a quintal. Sluggish demand also pulled down tur dal by Rs 100, with tur marka being quoted at Rs 5,800 a quintal, tur dal (full) at Rs 5,250-5,300 and tur dal (sawa no.) at Rs 4,300-4,350.
Moong and urad remained stable despite lack of buying.
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