Soyabean futures traded higher by Rs 42 to Rs 3,812 per quintal today as participants widened positions, taking positive cues from global market.
Marketmen said reports of a firming trend in global markets mainly lifted soyabean prices at futures trade here.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, soyabean delivery for most-active January rose by Rs 42, or 1.11 per cent, to Rs 3,812 per quintal, with an open interest of 93,110 lots.
On similar lines, soyabean for delivery in December advanced by Rs 33, or 0.90 per cent, to Rs 3,707 per quintal, having an open interest of 72,950 lots.
