However, other pulses trade in a narrow range in scattered deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said selective buying by retailers mainly helped moth prices to rise.
In the national capital, moth moved up by Rs 50 to Rs 4,200-4,500 per quintal.
Following are today's pulses rates per quintal:
Urad 3,750-4,550, Urad Chilka (local) 5,250-5,450, best 5,450-6,050, Dhoya 5,750-6,150, Moong 5,700-6,200, Dal Moong Chilka local 6,300-6,700, Moong Dhoya local 6,500-6,600 and best quality 7,100-7,200.
Masoor small 4,000-4,250, bold 4,200-4,300, Dal Masoor local 4,800-4,900, best quality 4,850-4,950, Malka local 4,850-4,950, best 5,050-5,150, Moth 4,200-4,500, Arhar 3,900-4,200, Dal Arhar Dara 5,600-5,800.