Sugar futures prices fell by 0.32% to Rs 2,803 per quintal today amid weak demand and adequate stocks position at spot markets.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, sugar for delivery in June lost Rs 9, or 0.32%, to Rs 2,803 a quintal, with an open interest of 5,590 lots.
April sugar shed Rs 8, or 0.30%, to Rs 2,642, with a business volume of 37,240 lots.
Analysts attributed the fall in sugar futures prices to a weak trend at the spot markets due to subdued demand from bulk consumers.
Additionally, adequate stocks following higher free-sale quota for April released by the government also put pressure on the sugar futures prices, they added.
The government allocated 1.91 million tonne of sugar for sale in the open market and to ration shops during this month, marginally higher than last month's 1.89 million tonne.