However, other spices after moving in a tight range on some support closed at previous closing.
Marketmen said pick-up in demand against tight supplies from producing regions led to the rise in prices of cloves.
In the national capital, cloves traded higher by Rs 5 to Rs 855-925 per kg.
The following are today's quotations per quintal:
Ajwain 13,500-18,500, black pepper (per kg) 520-650, betel-nut (kg) 180-200, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,090 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,150-1,270.
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 655-755, cardamom (colour robin) 605-705, cardamom bold 655-705, cardamom extra (bold) 805-905 and cloves (kg) 855-925.