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Amid profit-booking by speculators and weak domestic demand, mentha oil prices today fell by 0.63% to Rs 872 per kg.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, mentha oil prices for delivery in July traded lower by Rs 5.50, or 0.63%, to Rs 872 per kg in business turnover of 916 lots.
Likewise, the oil prices for delivery in August shed Rs 5.50, or 0.62%, to Rs 889.50 per kg in 476 lots.
Market analysts attributed the fall in mentha oil futures to profit-booking by speculators, subdued demand in the spot market against adequate stocks position.
