While, rest all other spices held steady in the absence of any large scale buying activity.
Black pepper climbed by Rs 21/11 per kg to Rs 611/711 from thursday's closing level of Rs 590/700.
Following are today's closing rates (in Rs with previous rates in brackets):
Black pepper (per kg) 611/711 (590/700), ginger bleached (per kg) 240 (240), ginger unbleached (per kg) 260 (260), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 10,100 (10,100), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 10,000 (10,000), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 17,000 (17,000), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 12,200 (12,200).