Moong dal, sugar move up; gram dal, wheat down

CHENNAI, Feb 24:  The prices of moong dal and sugar increased while those of gram dal and wheat declined.

Rest of the commodities remained unchanged in the wholesale foodgrains market here today.

Moong dal moved up by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 9,600 from its previous closing rate of Rs 9,500.

Sugar edged up by Rs 30 to Rs 2,880 from Rs 2,850.

However, gram dal moved down by Rs 100 per quintal to Rs 3,800 from last week’s closing rate of Rs 3,900.

Wheat decreased by Rs 50 to Rs 2,450 from Rs 2,500.

Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities today (in rupees per quintal, except where stated otherwise): Thoor Dal Rs 7,000 Urad Dal Rs 7,400 Moong Dal Rs 9,600 Gram Dal Rs 3,800 Sugar Rs 2,880 Wheat Rs 2,450 Maida (90 kg) Rs 2,500 and Sooji (90 kg) Rs 2,600. (AGENCIES)