After witnessing a rally over the last one week, aromatic varieties ruled firm, while non basmati varieties continued to rule flat at previous levels on Thursday.

The market witnessed an uptrend in the last few days and trade inquiries are supporting the market at current levels, said Mr Amit Kumar, a rice trader. The rice market is unlikely to witness any major changes in the upcoming days, said Mr Kumar.

In the physical market, Pusa-1121 (steam) quoted at Rs 6,600-6,650 , while Pusa-1121 (sela) sold at Rs 5,600.

Pure Basmati (raw) quoted at Rs 6,680, while pure basmati (sela) ruled around at Rs 5,450 . Duplicate basmati quoted at Rs 4,900-5,100 .

For the brokens of Pusa-1121, Tibar sold at Rs 3,550; Dubar was at Rs 2,800-3,000 and Mongra at Rs 2,100-2,325 a quintal.

Non-basmati varieties rule stable. PR-11 (sela) went for Rs 2,850 a quintal, while PR-11 (Raw) was at Rs 2,700-2,850. Permal (raw) sold at Rs 2,000-2,250 while Permal (sela) went for Rs 1,900-2,200. PR-14 (steam) went for Rs 2,650-2,800 .