Guarseed prices firmed up to hit their daily upper circuit of 3 per cent in futures trading today on brisk buying by traders in line with firm overseas and domestic market cues.
Marketmen said the commodity remained in keen demand on frantic buying by guar gum makers and restricted arrivals from growing regions.
Strong export demand, driven by weak rupee against dollar, also helped in boosting the trading sentiments, they added.
India is the leading producer and exporter of guarseed and guargum.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, guarseed prices for second last March month contract spurted to hit daily upper limit of 3 per cent or Rs 150 at Rs 5,155 per quintal, clocking an open interest of 2,410 lots.
The January contract also hit daily upper limit of three per cent, or Rs 145, at Rs 4,995 per quintal with an open interest of 6,408 lots.
February guarseed, the most active contract, surged by the same margin of Rs 145, or 2.95 per cent, to Rs 5,065 per quintal with an open interest of 14,267 lots.
