The wholesale commodity markets depicted sharp fluctuations by weakened in some areas besides other items moving both sides during the week ended on March 10, 2007. Changes were seen in moong, masoor, rice, chemicals, jute goods etc.
UNPUBLISHED RATES OF PLASTIC MOULDINGS: HDPE (film) (per lb) Saudia 925 closed higher by Rs 2 to Rs 49, Mobil 016 finished higher by Re 1 to Rs 48, HDPE blow Kuwait was quoted at Rs 48.50, Marlex rose by Re 1 to Rs 48.50, and Iran finished up by Re 1 to Rs 48.25, LLDPE W118 closed higher by Rs 1.25 to Rs 48.25 and Rs 48.25, and 7087 closed higher by Rs 75 to Rs 46 and India closed up by 75 paisa to Rs 46, polypropylene tape grade India up Re 1 to Rs 45.25, Kuwait edged up by Re 1 to Rs 45.25 and Saudia closed higher by Re 1 to Rs 45.25, polypropylene injection grade Saudia gained Re 1 to 45.50, and Kuwait edged higher by Re 1 to Rs 45.50, Copoly Bloc closed higher by Re 1 to Rs 50 and Randon quoted at Rs 54.
Elsewhere gram Australia lost Rs 150 to Rs 2550 and Rs 2700, gram garda Punjab lower by 225 to Rs 2550 and Rs 2600, beetle chana I shed Rs 200 to Rs 2700 and better type quoted at Rs 2800, bajra low type lost Rs 30 to Rs 1070 and better type shed Rs 100 to Rs 1200, Irri 9 Punjab inferior type down Rs 100 to Rs 1900 and better type quoted down Rs 200 to Rs 2000, Irri 6 Sindh better type lost Rs 45 to Rs 1440, basmati-D 98 Shahdadkot low type lost Rs 200 to Rs 2950 and better type shed Rs 250 to Rs 3000, super basmati Sindh fell by Rs 100 to Rs 3300 to Rs 3400, wheat Mexipak up Rs 5 both to Rs 1210 and Rs 1225.
ON MONDAY CHANGES IN CHEMICALS WERE SEEN: such as caustic soda flakes Saudi was quoted at Rs 35, Sodium Sulphate closed lower by Rs 2 to Rs 123, formic acid Pakistan finished up by 50 paisa to Rs 49.50, citric acid China ended down by Rs 2 to Rs 52, petroleum jelly white Irani edged lower by Re 1 to Rs 45, sulphonic acid soft finished down by Rs 4 to Rs 71, sulphonic acid hard (DDBSA) finished lower by Rs 4 to Rs 84, PVA Japan lost Re 1 to Rs 157 and Sitara caustic soda flakes was quoted at Rs 33, hydrosulphite China 88 percent closed down by 50 paisa to Rs 43, acetic acid Taiwan ended lower by Re 1 to Rs 65, and Korea five percent down by 25 paisa to Rs 30.25 . Elsewhere moong Punjab was lower by Rs 75 to Rs 3625, masoor Australia shed Rs 100 to Rs 2800, Irri 6 Sindh low type up Rs 15 to Rs 1425, up by Rs 10 to Rs 1450.
Grain market depicted some rise on Tuesday as makai better type rose by Rs 25 to Rs 1175, while the low type stayed put at Rs 1150, juwar inferior type rose by Rs 10 to Rs 1000, the other type gained Rs 5 to Rs 1005, wheat Mexipak turned higher by Rs 5 to Rs 1205 and Rs 1220, beetle chana I was higher by Rs 50 to Rs 2750 and better type was quoted at Rs 2850, beetle 50x50 rose by Rs 25 to Rs 2650 and better type was quoted at Rs 2700, Irri white good type shed Rs 20 to Rs 1170 while inferior type was trading overnight at Rs 1150, at JB Jute good twine (per kg) 20x3 brown ended up at Re 1 to Rs 42, 16x3 CRT/Indus rose by Re 1 to Rs 42, 8x3 brown finished higher by 25 paisa to Rs 38.75, Hessian cloth (per 91.44 meter) quoted at Rs 1675, 50x9 Thal closes higher by Rs 25 to Rs 1625 and 45x9 finished higher by 25 paisa to Rs 1550.
On Wednesday a couple of changes were marked in Irri 6 Sindh which had lost Rs 15 to Rs 1415 and better type was quoted higher at Rs 1440 and Irri white broken closed with a loss of Rs 10 to Rs 1160 and better type was quoted higher at Rs 1170.
ON THURSDAY JODIA BAZAR SHOWED FOLLOWING CHANGES IN KIRANA ITEMS: (per 40 kg) black pepper from Brazil closed down by Rs 200 to Rs 7000, mace lost Rs 600 to Rs 23,400, big cardamom down Rs 100 to Rs 11,200, cloves closed lower by Rs 700 to Rs 10,000, dry ginger shed Rs 150 to Rs 3650, Saunf edged lower by Rs 200 to Rs 3000, long pepper rose by Rs 200 to Rs 5600, peanuts closed higher by Rs 150 to Rs 2650, poppyseed rose by Rs 100 to 1000, Sago down by Rs 50 to Rs 1250, cuminseed down by Rs 100 to Rs 5000, darchini down Rs 100 to Rs 3400 and Tamarind down by Rs 80 to Rs 900.
Chana whole down Rs26 per kg, chana Rs 30, mash dal Rs 47 per kg, moong dal Rs 45, masoor dal Rs 34. Wheat Mexipak old and new shed Rs 5 to Rs 1205, and better quoted at Rs 1220. Gram Australia lower type shed Rs 100 to Rs 2450, better type quoted down by Rs 100 to Rs 2450 to Rs 2550, gram garda Punjab low type shed Rs 150 to Rs 2400, good type dal garda shed Rs 100 to Rs 3000 better type down at Rs 3100, beetle 50x50 down by Rs 200 to Rs 2550 and better type quoted at Rs 2650, beetle chana I shed Rs 100 to Rs 2650 and better type quoted at Rs 2750, Cotton cakes with bag lost Rs 60 to Rs 600 while the other type was up Rs 30 to Rs 700.
ON FRIDAY PLASTIC MOULDINGS HAD THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: HDPE film (per lb) Saudia closed lower by 75 paisa to Rs 87.75 Mobil turned lower by same amount to Rs 85.25 and TR144 closed down at Re 1 to Rs 47.75, HDPE blow Marlex edge lower by 25 paisa to Rs 48.25 and Iran down by Rs 1.25 to Rs 47, Polypropylene film Thai was quoted at Rs 55, Kuwait closed down 50 paisa to Rs 45.50 and India edged down 50 paisa to Rs 45.50 tape garda India closed down by 50 paisa to Rs 44.75, and Saudia closed down by 50 paisa to Rs 45, India down by 50 paisa to Rs 44.50 polypropylene injection grade Saudia closed down by 50 paisa to Rs 45, India finished lower by 50 paisa to Rs 45 and Kuwait finished down by 50 paisa to Rs 45, elsewhere wheat Mexipak old and new types up Rs 5 to Rs 1210 and Rs 1225.
On Saturdat prices of various types of grams, cottonseed oilcake turn lower and rapeseeds suffered Rs 400 drop.