Mustard seed futures fall on profit booking

Mustard seed prices fell by Re 1 to Rs 3,913 per quintal in futures trade on Friday due to profit booking by participants.

On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, mustard seed contracts for September eased by Re 1, or 0.03 per cent, to Rs 3,913 per quintal in an open interest of 43,920 lots.

Dealers said profit booking by traders at the current level pushed down mustard seed prices.