"The uneven rainfall, unchanged government free-sale quota as well as firm international prices is supporting the sweetners uptrend." traders said.
Medium sugar (M-30) spurted by Rs 88/40 per quintal to Rs 3,210/3,291 from Wednesday's closing level of Rs 3,122/3,251.
Small sugar (S-30) gained by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 3,092/3,161 as against Rs 3,042/3,111 previously.
The following are today's closing rates for sugar (per quintal) with the previous rates given in brackets:
Small sugar (S-30) quality: Rs 3,092/3,161 (Rs 3,042/3,111).
Medium sugar (M-30) quality: Rs 3,210/3,291 (Rs 3,122/3,251).
