Rest all other spices closed steady in the absence of any necessary buying support.
Copra office Alapuzha gained by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 4,400 from last Saturday's closing level of Rs 4,350.
The following are today's closing rates in rupees with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 435/465 (435/465), ginger bleached (per kg) 120 (120), ginger unbleached (per kg) 133 (133), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 4,400 (4,350), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 4,250 (4,250), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 6,800 (6,800) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 5,550 (5,550).
