Cardamom prices rose 1.56 per cent to Rs 1,042 per kg in futures trading today as participants built up fresh positions amid pick up in demand.
Tight stocks position on fall in arrivals from growing regions supported the upside.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, cardamom for delivery in August contract was trading higher by Rs 16, or 1.56 per cent, to Rs 1,042 per kg in a business turnover of 6 lots.
The far-month September contract of the spice traded higher by Rs 12.70, or 1.26 per cent, to Rs 1,022 per kg with trading volume of 4 lots.
Analysts said fresh positions created by traders due to pick-up in demand in spot market pushed up cardamom prices.
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