NCDEX coriander down 2% on profit booking.

Futures contracts of coriander on NCDEX fell over 2%, as investors booked profits ahead of the staggered delivery period. The most-active August contract of coriander on NCDEX was down 2.2% at 4,758 rupees per 100 kg. A fall of 2,370 tn in open interest in the July contract at 6,540 tn indicated profit booking. Prices of coriander also fell in the benchmark market of Kota, Rajasthan, where the badami variety was sold at 4,900 rupees per 100 kg and the eagle variety at 5,300 rupees, both down 100 rupees. Arrivals of coriander in Rajasthan were at 10,000 bags (1 bag = 40 kg), down 1,000 bags from the previous day.